Surely pacific islands rock the honeymoon bucketlists, but this is probably the best place in the Pacific to tell your true love your love thoughts!! But this place has a beautiful secret. And that's why it's so unique!
Long ago, in the time when Spain ruled Guam, there was a proud family
living in Hagåtña, the capital city. The father was a wealthy Spanish
aristocrat and the mother was the daughter of a great Chamorro chief.
The family owned land and were held in high esteem by all, Chamorro and
Spanish alike.
Their daughter was a beautiful girl, admired by all for her
honesty, modesty, and perfectly natural charm. Her beauty bestowed the
greatest pride and dignity unto her family.
One day, the girl’s father arranged for her to take a powerful
Spanish captain as her husband. When the girl discovered this, she was
so distraught that she ran from Hagåtña all the way to the north of Guam
until she found a secluded and peaceful shore.
There, on the moonlit shore, she met and fell in love with a young
warrior from a very modest Chamorro family. He was gentle, with a strong
build, and had eyes that searched for meaning in the stars.
When the girl’s father learned of the two lovers, he grew angry
and demanded that she marry the Spanish captain at once. That day at
sundown, she stole away to the same high point along the shore and once
again met her Chamorro lover.
Her father, along with the captain, and all the Spanish
soldiers pursued the lovers up to the high cliff above Tumon Bay. The
lovers found themselves trapped between the edge of the cliff and the
approaching soldiers. All the young warrior could do was warn them to
stay back, and the father ordered the soldiers to halt.
The lovers tied their long black hair into a single knot.
Acting as if they were entirely alone, they looked deeply into each
other’s eyes and kissed for the final time. Then, they leaped over the
long, deep cliff into the roaring waters below.
The girl’s father and all who remained rushed to the edge to stare in great anguish.
Since that day, Chamorros have looked to the jutting peak above
Tumon Bay with reverence. The two lovers remain a symbol of true love–a
love in which two souls are entwined forever in life and in death.
Thereafter, the high point on the cliff was known as Puntan Dos Amantes,
or Two Lovers Point.
How to visit:
The site features two tiered lookout points that offer a dramatic view of the Philippine Sea and breathtaking Tumon Bay. From the top, it is a 400-foot drop to the crashing waves below. Visitors can walk the plunging face of the cliff on walkways that hug and hang over the jagged rock. There are also telescopes for long range views of the ocean and Guam’s western coastline.
Two Lovers Point is open daily 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Park Admission is $3 per person (children 6 and under are free).
Check out some tours in this beautiful island to have the perfect honeymoon with your half heart:
https://www.viator.com/Guam/d4774-ttd
The site features two tiered lookout points that offer a dramatic view of the Philippine Sea and breathtaking Tumon Bay. From the top, it is a 400-foot drop to the crashing waves below. Visitors can walk the plunging face of the cliff on walkways that hug and hang over the jagged rock. There are also telescopes for long range views of the ocean and Guam’s western coastline.
Two Lovers Point is open daily 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Park Admission is $3 per person (children 6 and under are free).
Check out some tours in this beautiful island to have the perfect honeymoon with your half heart:
https://www.viator.com/Guam/d4774-ttd
Happy journeys in Guam!
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We had never heard this story before! Interesting. Would love to visit here someday.
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