Talofofo, Guam

	Talofofo, Guam Talo'fo'fo, formerly Talofofo, is a village located in the southern part of the United States territory of Guam, on the east coast. The village center is located in the hills above the coast, while the smaller coastal community below the cliff is known as Ipan. The village contains two golf courses. Other tourist attractions include Jeff's Pirate's Cove Restaurant and Museum, Talofofo Caves, Talofofo Falls Resort Park, Ipan Beach Resort and a Talofofo River boat cruise to an ancient Chamorro village. Japanese holdout from World War II Shoichi Yokoi was discovered by Jesus Duenas and Manuel DeGracia near Talo'fo'fo on January 24, 1972.Shoichi Yokoi, police transcripts , ns.gov.gu A recreation of his hide out cave is include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Villages Of Guam The United States territory of Guam is divided into nineteen municipalities, called villages. Each village is governed by an elected mayor. Village populations range in size from under 1,000 to over 40,000. In the 2020 census, the total population of Guam was 153,836.Population of Guam: 2010 and 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Each village is counted as a county equivalent by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. History Many villages have rich histories reaching back thousands of years. Artifacts from ancient Chamorro people, Chamorro settlements can be found in every village of Guam. When the Spanish Empire colonized the Marianas Islands as part of Spanish East Indies, its Pac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Yona, Guam Yona ( ch, Yoʼña ) is a village in the United States territory of Guam. History Yona was historically a farming community but today is mostly residential. During World War II, the Japanese forced the indigenous Chamorros to march from camps in northern Guam to prison camps in Yona shortly before the Americans liberated the island. Japanese tanks in the area near the Segua River serve as reminders of the war. Today, the LeoPalace Resort is located in the Manenggon Hills. The LeoPalace Resort is also used for association football. Geography The village of Yona has an area of and is located on the eastern side of Guam between Pago River and Togcha River. The village center is located above the cliffs between Pago Bay and Ylig Bay. Residential areas of Baza Gardens and Windward Hills are located to the south. The U.S. Census Bureau recognizes two census-designated places in the municipality: Yona, and Windward Hills. Sites of interest * Sigua Falls * Tarzan Falls * Taga'c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Democratic Party Of Guam The Democratic Party of Guam is a political party in Guam affiliated with the U.S. Democratic Party. Its origins lie in the Popular Party, which was the only political party on Guam until 1956.Guampedia''Democratic Party of Guam'' Hagatna, 20 Aug 2012.Pedro C. Sanchez. ''Guahan Guam: The History of our Island.'' Hagatna, 1998. In addition to appointed Governor Manuel F.L. Guerrero, the first person of native Chamorro descent to rise to the highest office in the territory, three Guamanian Governors have been affiliated with the party: Ricardo J. Bordallo, Carl T.C. Gutierrez, and Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero. The party has also elected four of its members as Guam Delegates to the U.S. House of Representatives: Antonio B. Won Pat, Robert A. Underwood, Madeleine Z. Bordallo, and Michael San Nicolas.John Borja''Sen. Michael San Nicolas announces run for Congress'' Pacific Daily News, Hagatna, 18 November 2018. Early history The Popular Party was the first political party formed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Republican Party Of Guam The Republican Party of Guam, commonly referred to as Guam GOP (abbreviation for Guam Grand Old Party), is a political party in Guam affiliated with the United States Republican Party. In the 2018 general election, Republican Party candidates won 5 out of 15 seats in the Guam Legislature. History The Republican Party of Guam stems from the old Territorial Party of Guam, which existed from 1956 through 1968.. The Territorial Party was established in 1956 by discontented former Popular Party members, including Frank D. Perez,. Pedro Leon Guerrero, Edward T. Calvo, Cynthia Torres, B. J. Bordallo, Vicente Reyes, Felix Carbullido, and Antonio Duenas. The Territorial Party had only one successful election, in 1964, when it won a majority in the Guam Legislature with 13 thirteen of the 21 twenty-one seats. This changed during the 1966 election, when the Territorials lost all twenty-one seats to the Democrats. The Territorials' demise came after they blocked a popular urban renewal pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Notre Dame High School, Inc Notre may refer to: * Notre language André Le Nôtre See also Notre Dame (other) Notre Dame, French for "Our Lady", a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, most commonly refers to: Notre-Dame de Paris, a cathedral in Paris, France * University of Notre Dame, a university in Indiana, United States Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the ... {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Notre Dame High School (Guam) Notre Dame High School, Inc. (NDHS) is a coeducational Roman Catholic high school located in Talofofo, in the United States territory of Guam. Overview The school, owned and operated by the School Sisters of Notre Dame,About Us " Notre Dame High School, Inc. Retrieved on October 25, 2010. is in the territory of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña (Latin: ''Archidiœcesis Aganiensis'', Spanish: ''Arquidiócesis de Agaña'') is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the United States dependen ... . The school is accredited by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Santa Rita, Guam Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve of toys and candy or coal or nothing, depending on whether they are "naughty or nice". In the legend, he accomplishes this with the aid of Christmas elves, who make the toys in his workshop, often said to be at the North Pole, and flying reindeer who pull his sleigh through the air. The modern figure of Santa is based on folklore traditions surrounding Saint Nicholas, the English figure of Father Christmas and the Dutch figure of ''Sinterklaas''. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man, often with spectacles, wearing a red coat with white fur collar and cuffs, white-fur-cuffed red trousers, red hat with white fur, and black leather belt and boots, carrying a bag full of gifts for childr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Southern High School (Guam) Southern High School is a public secondary school located at 1 Jose Perez Leon Guerrero Drive in the village of Santa Rita, in the United States territory of Guam.Student Handbook " ''Southern High School''. Accessed September 8, 2008. The school, a part of the Guam Public School System , opened in 1997 and serves grades 9 through 12. Southern High serves the villages of Santa Rita, Agat, Asan-Maina, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Guam Public School System The Guam Department of Education (GDOE), formerly the Guam Public School System, is a school district that serves the United States territory of Guam. The school district can be thought of as analogous to the school districts of other cities and communities in the United States, but in some manners, it can also be thought of as analogous to the state education agencies of other states and territories. The district is headquartered at the GDOE Headquarters on 500 Mariner Avenue Barrigada, Guam. Its headquarters were formerly at the Manuel F. L. Guerrero Administration Building at 312 Espinall Avenue, Hagåtña.SCHOOL UNIFORM'S " Guam Public School System. May 6, 2008. ""Manuel F.L. Guerrero/ Administration Building 312 Aspinall Avenue [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Census-designated Places A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such as self-governing cities, towns, and villages, for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated community, for which the CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, edge cities, colonias located along the Mexico–United States border, and unincorporated resort and retirement communities and their environs. The boundaries of any CDP may change from decade to decade, and the Census Bureau may de-establish a CDP after a period of study, then re-establish it some decades later. Most uninco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yokoi's Cave Yokoi's Cave is the cave on the island of Guam in which Imperial Japanese Army Sergeant Shoichi Yokoi hid until he was discovered in 1972. Yokoi and several companions hid in the area for more than 25 years (since Japan's defeat in the 1944 Battle of Guam), two of them dying in the cave; their remains were found in the cave after Yokoi's surrender. The original cave was destroyed by a typhoon, so a replica was created near the original cave. The replica bears the same name as the original cave, and is a tourist attraction in Talofofo Falls The Talofofo Falls are a scenic series of cascades on the Ugum River on the island of Guam. They are located in the southeast of the island, inland from Talofofo Bay Talofofo Bay is an inlet in the south-eastern coast of the island of Guam at the ... Resort Park in the village of Talofofo. The original cave was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. See also * National Register of Historic Places listings in Guam Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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