If you could visit one place on Guam to take in the islands beauty, culture, and history in a single breath, come to Two Lovers Point. This startling cliff-line in northern Guam, overlooking the glimmering Philippine sea, is the sight of an ancient chamorro legend. The legend tells how two lovers who, forbidden from being together in life, leaped to their deaths from the cliffside so they can be together in eternity. Today, with culturally -inspired architecture, sweeping landscapes and dramatic overlooks , the site immerses visitors in all the drama and history of that ancient chamorro romance.
Park Admission
3$ for each person (children 6 and under are free) |
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HISTORY :Once long ago, in the time when Spain ruled Guam, there was a proud family living in Hagatna, 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 highly esteemed 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 Hagatna 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 search 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, 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. And 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.Her 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. Forever after, the high point on the cliff was known as Two Lovers Point. |
These pictures are to show the two lovers and picture of how the history is told.
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Two lovers point has some coconut trees . There are also some flower plants . On the side of the exit road , there are some taotaomona trees .
Two lovers point does not have any kind of animals, but it does have some butterflies. |