Another Legend

Puntan Dos Amantes 

Two Lovers Point

For Christmas  we went to Guam. We did a city tour, and my favorite stop was here at Putan Dos Amantes aka Two Lovers Point.

The legend is from when Spain ruled Guam. There was a proud family living in the Capitol city, Hagatna. The father was a wealthy Spanish aristocrat and the mother was a daughter of a great Chamorro chief.

They had a beautiful daughter, admired by all for her honesty, modesty, and charm. 

One day her father arranged for the girl to marry a powerful Spanish captain. When the girl discovered her father's plan, she was upset. She ran away to the north shore of Guam to a secluded shore.

There on the moonlit shore, she met and fell in love with a young warrior from a very modest Chamorro family. 

When the girl's father learned of the two lovers, he grew angry and demanded 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 the Spanish soldiers  cornered them at the edge of the cliff.

The young lovers tied their long black hair into a single knot, acting as if they were alone they looked into each others eyes and kissed for the final time.

Then they leaped off the cliff into the roaring water below.

Since that day the two lovers remain a symbol of true love, a love in which two souls are entwined forever in life and death.

This is the heart lock wall. It is said that if you and your love put a lock here, your love will last forever. It is a very popular attraction for honeymooners. 

There is a beautiful view from the look out point, but it was rainy that day so we had limited visibility.