Merizo is a small village at the southern tip of Guam, one of the most traditional Chamorro communities on the island. It sits on a calm lagoon protected by a reef, with Cocos Island visible just offshore. The pace of life here is noticeably slower than in the tourist areas to the north, and the concentration of Spanish colonial heritage makes it the most historically interesting village on Guam.
Cocos Island, accessible by a short boat ride from the village pier, has a good beach and reef snorkelling — one of the best and least crowded in Guam's southern waters. The village has the Dulce Nombre de Maria church, one of the oldest mission sites on Guam, alongside the Merizo Bell Tower and the Conbento — two of the best-preserved Spanish colonial structures in Micronesia. The Tinta Massacre Site nearby marks the killing of 46 Chamorro civilians in the final days of the Japanese occupation in 1944. Merizo hosts a lively village fiesta each year that draws families from across the island.