CHamoru men preparing higai or coconut leaf thatch in an image from around 1916.
SummaryCHamoru men preparing higai or coconut leaf thatch in an image from around 1916. CHamoru men preparing higai or coconut leaf thatch in an image
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An image of Tollai Talaifak or Taleyfac Tollai Åcho’ (stone bridge) in Hågat, Guam (circa 1967).
A wooden bridge was originally built on this site in 1785, along with others in the southwestern portion of Guam, to connect via road, the capital Hagåtña with Humåtak which was the island’s main port. This was known as El Camino Real or the Royal Road.
An image of Tollai Talaifak or Taleyfac Tollai Åcho’ (stone bridge) in Hågat, Guam (circa 1967).
An image of Tollai Talaifak or Taleyfac Tollai Åcho’ (stone bridge) in Hågat, Guam (circa 1967).
A wooden bridge was originally built on this site in 1785, along with others in the southwestern portion of Guam, to connect via road, the capital Hagåtña with Humåtak which was the island’s main port. This was known as El Camino Real or the Royal Road.
By the 1800s the bridge had fallen into disrepair and was rebuilt using hand cut local stone.
By the start of the 20th century, some parts of the Royal Road were still in use, but the bridges themselves were not. In 1974 the bridge was added onto the National Register of Historic Sites.
In 2013 the Guam Preservation Trust completed its restoration of Tollai Talaifak, addressing erosion on the river and adding parking and educational signage chronicling the history of the bridge.
If you enjoy the work the Guam Museum is doing, consider making a donation to the Guam Museum.
A CHamoru fishing party.
A CHamoru fishing party A CHamoru fishing party. Artwork by Dr. Judy Flores. On loan from Felix Reyes. See this and other fishing related artwork in
February 1981, Pope John Paul II visited Guam
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