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Simulated latte and house in the Tumon High School courtyard built for the pageant ‘I am Chamorri’ represent popular interpretation of purpose of the Latte. (J. Beaty)

Latte at Nimitz Hill is shown with photo gadget bag to give idea of its size. (A. Ratzlaff)

Most Guam latte resemble this one made of coral found at the Cognga site before the area was cleared in 1958

These stylized lattes were 20th century monuments built to mark the entrance to the Paseo de Susana park in Agana. Typhoon Karen demolished them in 1962

A map of Post-War Latte Sites on Guam

The questionable view that latte stones were not in use at the time of Magellan’s visit to Guam in 1521 is here perpetuated on the plaque accompanying the Agana park latte stones. (A. Ratzlaff)

These four sets of latte in the Agana park came from an inland site at Mepo and are made of hard island rock, not the usual coral. They resemble Tinian’s House of Taga except for their shorter height. All are of the same height even though this…

An article by Janice J. Beaty with accompany photos by A. Ratzlaff. Beaty gives an overall history of the latte stone along with prevailing theories and legends of creation