Still on Guam

Although the majority of historic sites on Guam relate to WWII, there are some older interesting things to see. On the southern tip of the island is the remains of a fort built shortly after Magellan stopped here. I have included the picture of the descriptive plaque but don't know if it will be readable in the blog. Spanish ships would stop here when traveling between Mexico and the Philippines during the 1800's so the fort was built to protect the harbor from pirates and other unsavory ships that might travel by.

Magellan fort

Tanis showing line of sight for shooting at incoming unwanted ships

view to the north through the fort lookout showing a smaller fortification on the other point of land at the mouth of the harbor

view to the south from the lookout tower

 There is a lovely, peaceful little harbor village in the background, which is where sailors in the 19th century would have visited for supplies and rest.

This little bridge was not part of the fort but was built near the same time during the Spanish influence on Guam. It is located in a town further to the north. There used to be a "river" flowing under it.