Old cannon
On the walls.
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Fort Nuestra Señora de la Soledad is a Spanish fort on a hill above the village of Umatac on Guam's south-west coast, less than half a kilometre in a straight line from the village. It looks over Umatac Bay, traditionally said to be where Magellan landed on the island in 1521. The Spanish probably built the fort between 1802 and 1819, the fourth of four forts guarding an anchorage for the great galleons that crossed the ocean between Acapulco in Mexico and the Philippines. In 1565 the explorer Miguel López de Legazpi arrived at Umatac and claimed the island for Spain. Low stone walls survive, along with old cannon on wooden carriages and a small sentry box with a stone dome on the edge of the hill. It looks out over the calm bay, the little village and the green southern hills, and the fort became a public park, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The visit is free. The fort is a short way up from the coast road; the view is best in the morning or before sunset, and it combines well with the nearby Cetti Bay Overlook.
On the walls.
A stone dome.
A calm view.
Umatac, Guam
Yes, it is a public park.
It is said to be where Magellan landed in 1521.