Chamorro Folktales

Project Contributors. Toni “Malia” Ramirez, Antonia Degracia Castro, and Pale’ Eric Forbes, OFM Cap..

Ancient Guam Era

Largest latte house in the Marianas. Found nowhere else in the world, latte first appeared in the Mariana Islands about 800 years ago, during a

Chamorro Culture

I Tinituhon is a Guampedia film produced by Fiesta Productions. It is a film based on Guam’s creation myth of Puntan and Fu’una. The film

Chamorro Culture

Once upon a time, a long time ago, on the island of Guahan in the Mariana Islands there lived two manmaga’låhi (chiefs) named Malaguana and

Chamorro Culture

Back in the ancient days, giants with supernatural strength inhabited the Mariana Islands.

Ancient Guam Era

Åntes na tiempo (a long time ago), the ancestors of the modern day CHamorus came to the Marianas, a mighty race of people. They were

Ancient Guam Era

In ancient times the people of the Mariana Islands lived in villages ruled by a maga’låhi or maga’håga (chief or high-ranking son or daughter), who

Chamorro Culture

The legend of Puntan Påtgon (Child’s Point) is a folktale about a powerful man who becomes envious of his child’s superior strength:

Chamorro Culture

God of the underworld. Chaife was the god of the underworld, according to one Guam legend.

Chamorro Culture

The story of the two lovers who tied their hair together and leapt to their death on Guam was first recorded by French researcher Louis