Guam's Puntan Dos Amantes - Two Lover's Point

An undying love.

Guam's most picturesque point on the island also tells one of its most tragic love stories. Overlooking the Philippine sea, Two Lovers Point is located on a startling cliffline with breathtaking views of the island. The landmark tells the story of an ancient Chamorro legend -- of two lovers who, forbidden from being together in life, leaped to their death from the hillside to be together for all eternity. With sweeping land and seascapes, when one stands on its highest point, you can almost imagine yourself being transported back to that moment in time...

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 after, the high point on the cliff was known as Two Lovers Point

At every visit my family has made to Guam, we've always included the Two Lover's Point as part of the itinerary - primarily for the awesome views and the mystery that surrounds the tragic legend. To get there, one takes a special red trolley from the Duty Free Shops downtown and it is a brief 15-minute ride to get to the landmark. Whenever we are there, we always encounter Japanese tourists and a newly-wedded couple who come to the area to have the traditional photo-op. Apparently, a "shoot" Two Lover's Point is always part and parcel of the wedding package :)

The cliffside at Two Lovers Point features two tiered lookout points that offer a dramatic view of the Philippine Sea and breathtaking Tumon Bay. From the top, it is a 400-foot drop to the crashing waves below. Visitors can walk the plunging face of the cliff on walkways that hug and hang over the jagged rock. There are also telescopes for long range views of the ocean and Guam's western coastline.