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. .
Entry to the museum is free
