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The history of Guam starts with the early arrival around 2000 BC of Austronesian people known today as the Chamorro Peoples. The Chamorus then developed a "pre-contact" society, that was colonized by the Spanish in the 17th century.
Guam has a tropical rainforest climate on the Köppen scale (Köppen Af). Its driest month of March almost qualifies as a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The weather is generally hot and humid throughout the year with little seasonal temperature variation. Guam is known to have equable temperatures year-round.
Map of Guam. This is a list of the buildings, sites, districts, and objects listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Guam. There are currently 134 listed sites spread across 17 of the 19 villages of Guam. The villages of Agana Heights and Mongmong-Toto-Maite do not have any listings.
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Guam's size and possession of a natural safe anchorage at Apra Harbor, uniquely among its neighbors, have driven much of its history. [2] Guam was a minor but integral part of the Spanish Manila galleon trade. Located on the east-to-west trade winds, galleons from Mexico would briefly reprovision on Guam before continuing on to Manila.
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English: Bathymetric map screenshot of the NOAA Marine Geology Data visualizer, showing the immediate vicinity of Guam. Features named include the Mariana Trench, East Mariana Ridge, and Challenger Deep. Features indicated but not named are Sirena Deep, directly south of Guam, and Nero Deep.
3.2.2 A property with integrity possesses significance if the property embodies one or more of the following: [3] a. A property has cultural value if the property contributes integrally to the continuation of an on-going practice which is important in the values generally held by members and participants of a cultural tradition, or if the property is attributed special and important status in ...