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Shark's Hole
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    • Devyn
  • By Devyn on April 7, 2004
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    • Shark's Hole - Guam
    Shark's Hole
    by Devyn
    If you come to Guam, you gotta go on a few hikes. This picture is of Shark's Hole, which is the beach just inside of Lost Pond. You start at Tanguisson Beach, and walk north across about four or five little bays to get to it. It's not really a hike... it's more like a good walk, but it counts!

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    Merizo Bell Tower
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    • kenmerk
  • By kenmerk on March 18, 2003
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    • Merizo Bell Tower, Guam - Guam
    Merizo Bell Tower, Guam
    by kenmerk
    On the south side of the island is another remant of Spanish influence in Guam, the Kampanayun Malessu, or Merizo Bell Tower, which was constructed in 1910.

    Just across the street from the Merizo Convent. (close to the pier for boats launching to Cocos Island.)

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    Taleyfac Bridge
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    • kenmerk
  • By kenmerk on March 18, 2003
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    • Taleyfac Bridge, Guam - Guam
    Taleyfac Bridge, Guam
    by kenmerk
    Take a drive around the coastal road and you can find some remants of the old Spanish Colonial days. One such place is Taleyfac Bridge, which was built in the late 1700's.

    Located a couple of KM's south of Nimitz Beach Park.

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    Diving in the sky?
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    • o00o
  • Updated By o00o on December 3, 2002
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    • Guam Off the Beaten Path
    by o00o
    After seeing the under water world, there are many thing waiting for you to explore. How about have a SKY DIVING after this?

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    Its way is gone. It is...
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    • InnerValley
  • By InnerValley on September 8, 2002
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    • Guam Off the Beaten Path
    by InnerValley
    Its way is gone. It is pleasant if it is the way personally decided even if even if it was a painful way. I think so.

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    FiestaS
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    • Trina2383
  • Updated By Trina2383 on August 26, 2002
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    • I think it is safe to say that the most popular Guam pastime is the fiesta. Fiestas are feasts, held outdoors, to which everyone on Guam is invited. It is impossible to crash a fiesta because you will be welcomed by the hosts even if they don't know who you are. However, if you do attend a fiesta, it is a courtesy to bring with you a contribution such as drinks, a food item, or paper products. When you leave, you will be invited to take a plate full of food with you.
    Fiestas are held for any and all reasons: birthdays, political rallies, funerals, graduations, novenas, christenings, new house, family reunions and so on. Whole villages hold fiestas on their church's saint's feast day.
    Fiestas are the best places to sample Chamoru cuisine. There is always rice, both white rice and the more festive red rice. Red rice is cooked with achote, a seedpod that gives the rice a subtle flavor and its distinctive color. There are usually flour tortillas and corn tortillas, cut into little triangles, and if you're really, really lucky, someone will have made fadang tortillas. These are made of flour from ground-up cycad seeds. The seeds are poisonous, and the flour must be leached and rinsed several times to get the poison out. Most people these days don't have the patience to make this, but it is delicious!

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    Just drive baby!
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    • Trina2383
  • By Trina2383 on August 26, 2002
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    • Guam Off the Beaten Path
    by Trina2383
    If you want to be sure not to miss anything...rent a car and drive around the whole island. Guam is about 30 miles long and of variable width, about 8 miles maximum. To drive from the southern end by Cocos Island to Ritidian at the northern end takes about two hours. It can take a lot longer if you adhere to the speed limits (45 mph is the maximum legal speed on Guam), or if there's road construction (there always is), or if you get behind a school bus (they seem to run 24 hours a day), or if you get behind someone who has filled up the back of his pickup truck with sand and is dragging his rear on the road, sparks flying, sand blowing off, and the tires flattened by the weight. (Hauling sand is a popular road activity on Guam.)

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    Boonie stomping... the best...
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    • Texapina
  • By Texapina on September 8, 2002
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    • Boonie stomping... the best description of any number of local hikes into the jungles & mountains. Not for the faint-hearted or weak-kneed.

    If you're military, the local MWR office at Naval Station Orote Point has AWESOME tours available for all levels. The major hotels on Tumon Bay also have points of contact for tours... you'll probably be mostly with Japanese tourists who come to the island to play and to GOLF.

    Definite Must-Sees:
    Tarzan Falls & Two Lovers Leap (the Leap has definitely gone 'commercial' but the view can't be beat!).

    Guam is Heaven on Earth for surfers, especially during Typhoon season. Also it's a great place for snorkeling and scuba diving. WATCH OUT FOR THE CORAL REEFS...

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    Be sure to visit our...
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    • ISLAND_SON
  • By ISLAND_SON on August 26, 2002
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    • Guam Off the Beaten Path
    by ISLAND_SON
    Be sure to visit our beaches(TUMON, BAY)... Lot's of shopping & resturants in down town Tumon. Make sure to visit Cocos Island, southern Guam off the coast of the island in the village of Merizo.**(see pic)

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    Guam was heavily involved in...
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    • marciaca
  • By marciaca on August 26, 2002
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    • Guam Off the Beaten Path
    by marciaca
    Guam was heavily involved in World War II. One Japanese soldier hid in this cave until 1972 because he thought the war was still going on.

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