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Potential tourist site located in Sabana, Rota
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- The place holds remnants of what appears to be a cable cart infrastructure during the Japanese administration (1914-1944). (Contributed Photo)
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- Rota Mayor Efraim M. Atalig and some key staff have already seen the site. (Contributed Photo)
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- DLNR resident director David Calvo, along with other Rota leaders, wish to dedicate the site in honor of the late Kelvin Atalig. (Contributed Photo)
Rota continues to identify areas that visitors may witness to understand the island’s historical significance and simply experience an adventure during their visit.
Recently, the Department of Lands and Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife was able to unveil a potential tourist site in the plateau of Sabana.
The place holds remnants of what appears to be a cable cart infrastructure during the Japanese administration (1914-1944).
The activity and its existence is in history books and island residents knew about it, but the whereabouts of the actual construction site in the Sabana plain was unknown until now, thanks to the DLNR team that dedicated time and effort to uncover the site.
Rota was known for its rich phosphorus soil buried deep in the plains of Sabana, which were the extracted and delivered via cable carts to a seaport built during the Japanese administration for export.
Rota Mayor Efraim M. Atalig and some key staff have already seen the site. DLNR resident director David Calvo, with the aid of the Rota Mayor’s Office staff and Rota leaders, vow to keep cleaning the site while preserving its historical value.
Calvo, along with other Rota leaders, wish to dedicate the site in honor of the late Kelvin Atalig, a songwriter, performing artist, and a dedicated DFW officer, and to name the site “Freedom is Nature Trail.” While there, visitors will also have a broad view of Songsong Village and the Wedding Cake Mountain.
The municipality has already secured funding from the Marianas Visitors Authority for the construction of three pavilions for tourist and visitors to rest and relax during and after the trail excursion.
For more information or to schedule an adventure hike, contact Aubry Hocog at 532-9451/52.
