We all got sick a few weeks ago and were cooped up in the house forever. June and I were still pretty sick but we thought maybe fresh air would help. Unfortunately, it didn't and we had to leave after about an hour but we still got to see some really cool historical sites.
We headed up to what's known as the Last Command Post. Essentially it's a lookout point with a cave the the Japanese inhabited during the war and it's supposedly the last one to surrender.
Entrance
In the cave. Tourist leave cigarettes and beer for the fallen soldiers as a sort of homage.
The guard rail was made for tourism but this is the lookout point.
They had several guns set up here and some of the pieces are still there.
They had several guns set up here and some of the pieces are still there.
WWII guns.
Owen and a torpedo.
They had lots of little peace monuments and memorials.
They use coral in everything here, even the roads!
The history is just so alive here. Everything from WWII was just left in it's place and is still here. The jungle takes over everything so when you're hiking it's almost impossible not to run into some artifact left from the war. There are several "undiscovered," caves (not known to the city), missiles, and even human remains. There is a spot up near the landfill that they have completely closed off due to land mines and when new bombs are found they try to extinguish them there.
We are loving our time here, especially with all this history! It's like watching the History channel LIVE!
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