The 'Latte of Freedom' is located at Adelup Point which is actually the 'Ricardo J. Bordallo Governor's Complex'. Assuming that this was solely a Government administrative building with an oversized concrete egg cup structure and unsure about access to the general public, on previous visits to Guam it has been easy to speed past the complex on Marine Corps Drive, without a second thought. On my latest visit to Guam post-COVID, I decided to venture off Marine Corps Drive and explore the complex. In the North West cornerof the park in front of the complex there is a bronze statue of a 'Lone Sailor', standing by his kitbag and staring out to sea towards Tamuning. The very evocative US Navy Memorial was dedicated as recently as December 2018. During office hours you can drive through the gate adjacent to this memorial and proceed up the hill and park behind the complex which affords a great view of the coastline as well as featuring historical cannons and a memorial to the crew of a B52H Stratofortress ex-Andersen Air Force Base which crashed into the sea in 2008. Although the 'Latte of Freedom' remained closed post-COVID when I visited in December 2022, discovering the 'Guam Chinkon Shrine' which lies just below the structure and overlooks 'Red Beach 1', 'Red Beach 2', 'Green Beach' & 'Blue Beach' which together comprise the Asan Beach Landing Sites of 21 July 1944. The Shinto Shrine is marked by a couple of vermilion 'torii' gates and is overshadowed by the rusting relic of a Japanese defensive gun. The information board is very thought provoking; in the 21-days following the Asan landings, more than 21,000 soldiers perished (1,866 US and 19,505 Japanese). All-in-all, the Governor's Complex at Adelup Point comprises more than just the 'Latte of Freedom'!

It’s a big stone structure on top of a hill at the edge of a beach, thus giving you a great wide view of Guam. I guess it could be a romantic place during sunset but since we were there in the early afternoon, a strong balmy wind was all we got. The downside is that there’s a fee if you want to go inside the structure itself, w/c we didn’t do but got the a nice picture, just the same. Tip: if you have a car, you can go and park it beyond the gates of the compound and save yourself an uphill climb. Though there still a few meters to go, you won’t get too tired.