Category: Landmarks

Guanica Lighthouse

Octagonal cylindrical masonry tower attached to a 1-story masonry keeper’s house; lantern removed. The tower and and keeper’s house are in ruins. The lighthouse was replaced by a buoy offshore. This is a critically...

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Faro Punta Tuna

Lighthouse painted white, lantern black; the keeper’s house is painted cream with white trim. The original 3rd order Fresnel lens, somewhat damaged by vandals, remains in the tower but is not in use.   In 2006, George Van...

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Faro Punta Figuras

Lighthouse painted cream with white trim.  The original lantern and lens were destroyed by vandals in 1969. By early 2001, the lighthouse was in very poor shape, with no roof and only scraps of its lantern; this earned it a spot...

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Culebrita Lighthouse

Although a July 2006 photo shows the small modern light in the shattered lantern, it is amazing that this lighthouse is in service. As of late 2000, the building is in ruins, severely damaged by vandals and by Hurricanes Hugo...

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