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A Drive Around Guam, USA
Stop 4 - Umatac Bay & Village
A short distance past the Cetti Bay Overlook we pass through the sleepy village of Umatac, with it's Spanish-influenced homes and central Catholic church. Just past the village, we cross Umatac Bridge and its attractive towers.
On a hill near the mouth of Umatac Bay stands the remains of Fort Nuestra Senora de la Soledad (Our Lady of Solitude). This fort was built by the Spanish during the 1800s as a lookout post for their galleons and attacking English pirates. Only the sentry box shown above remains of the original structure.
It is believed that Umatac Bay is the place where Magellan first landed on Guam in 1521 during his around the world voyage. It would have been here that he first met the Chamorro people of Guam.
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