The name ‘Magellan’s Landing’ is in recognition of the
first Portuguese explorer to reach the archipelago and the restaurant,
‘Vasco’s’, is named after another explorer, Vasco de Gama, famous for
pioneering the route around Africa to India via the Cape of Good Hope.
This little hotel with some of it's rooms over the water is very
unique. the hotel has it's own quality museum. Currently the museum
features two themed exhibit spaces: one
specializing in the southern islands from the pre-Hispanic through
Hispanic periods; and, one covering more general eras, including
fascinating Japanese artifacts from WWII.Backing the museum are
facilities for treating and cleaning artifacts
and for replicating old Spanish cannon. .
