Gu'am, Guahon

OF SAN JUAN, the chief and most S. of the Ladrone islands in the Pacific; Lat. 27° N., Lon. 145° E. Circumf. 100 m. Prod. Guavas, bananas, cocoas, oranges, and limes. The central part of the island is mountainous, and has a small volcano. The natives construct the most rapid-sailing canoes in the world. It was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898. Pop. about 8000. Gua'ma, a river of Brazil, enters the bay of Guajara near Belem of Para. Guamo'co, a town of the Republic of Colombia, about 70 m. N. E. of Antioquia. Has now fallen into a state of almost complete decay. Guamo'te, a village of Ecuador, near Guayaquil, on an island formed by two rivers. In 1803 the Indians arose and ma acred a number of the whites.