Tia Seu Lupe
{{Short description|American Samoa historical site}}
Tia Seu Lupe is a historical site at Fatuoaiga, American Samoa, which is maintained by the American Samoa Department of Parks and Recreation.{{Cite web|url=http://www.samoanews.com/park-usage-numbers-increase-despite-major-problems-vandalism-and-limited-facilities|title=Park usage numbers increase despite major problems with vandalism and limited facilities|date=February 25, 2013|website=www.samoanews.com}} The Tia Seu Lupe Historic Monument was dedicated by Governor Peter Tali Coleman in May 1990. It is located on a 0.2 ha plot of land on the Tafuna Plain which has been leased by the Government of American Samoa. The monument exhibits a stone structure which archeologists believe were platforms constructed for the chiefly sport of pigeon catching.{{Cite web|url=https://www.americansamoa.travel/articles-videos|title=Destination Articles|website=Visit American Samoa}} The name "Tia Seu Lupe" literally means "earthen mound to catch pigeons".{{Cite web|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/american-samoa/attractions/tia-seu-lupe/a/poi-sig/1456066/362246|title=Tia Seu Lupe | Tutuila, American Samoa Tutuila|website=www.lonelyplanet.com}}
Tia Seu Lupe is located near the Holy Family Catholic Cathedral at Ottoville, in a historical park adjacent to the Fatuoaiga Catholic Church Center. The restored pigeon-catching mound resembles in many ways that of the later marae of Eastern Polynesia. It is the most accessible of American Samoa’s star mounds. Tia Seu Lupe has a viewing platform where visitors can observe the two distinct tiers of the ancient structure. It is located behind a statue of St. Mary near the Catholic cathedral at Fatuoaiga.Rawlings-Way, Charles and Brett Atkinson (2016). Lonely Planet South Pacific. Lonely Planet. Pages 284 and 298. {{ISBN|9781786577344}}.Stanley, David (1999). Moon Handbooks Tonga-Samoa. Moon Travel Guides. Page 177. {{ISBN|9781566911740}}.
The historical park is located next to the only patch of lowland rainforest still found on Tutuila Island.Stanley, David (2004). Moon Handbooks South Pacific. Moon Travel Guides. Pages 479-480. {{ISBN|9781566914116}}.Stanley, David (1996). South Pacific Handbook. David Stanley. Pages 412-413. {{ISBN|9781566910408}}.