The Legend of Puntan Dos Amantes (Two Lovers Point)
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 in life and in death. Forever after, the high point on the cliff was known as Two Lovers Point.'
그래서인지 곳곳에 사랑의 증표들이 달려있었어요...
부산에서도 흔하게 볼 수 있는 사랑의 자물쇠같은... ㅎㅎ
암튼 이런 멋진 절경과 전설이 더해져 명소로 자리를 잡게 되었나봅니다.
저역시 입장료 3천원이 아깝지 않았어요. 꼭 가보세요. ^^
마침 해질무렵에 도착해 근사한 일몰까지 만나 볼 수 있었네요.
현지인의 도움으로 기분 좋은 가족 사진도 남길 수 있었고 말이죠...
괌에서의 시간이 끝나가네요....
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머리를 하나로 묶은 차모로 소녀와 청년 동상
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일행은 아니었지만 근사한 풍경과 너무 잘 어울리는 커플이어서...
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2016. 06. Two Lovers Point, Guam ⓒ 박경용
Photograph by PARK KYOUNGYONG Copyright 2009-2016. PARK KYOUNGYONG All Rights Reserverd Blog. http://YongPhotos.com
