Latte pillars
With stone caps.
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Latte Stone Park is a small park in Hagåtña, Guam's capital, less than a kilometre in a straight line from the centre, south of the Plaza de España at the foot of a cliff. Established in the 1950s, it is best known for its eight historic latte stones. Latte stones are stone pillars from the culture of the Chamorro, the native people of the Mariana Islands: each is a column topped by a cup-shaped capstone, and they once supported houses raised off the ground; today they are a symbol of Guam's identity. The eight stones were moved to the park from their original site in the village of Mepo' in south-central Guam, among them rare upright pillars that still stood in place when they were recorded in the 1930s. Today they stand in two rows among trees and grass. The visit is free. The park is small and needs only a short stop, and it is steps from the Plaza de España, so the two can be seen together.
With stone caps.
The native islanders.
Steps away.
Hagåtña, Guam
Pillars that once held up old Chamorro houses.
Yes.
