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...
Read MorePosted by Yo Soy Borinquen | Nov 11, 2009 | Lighthouses, Travel |
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...
Read MorePosted by Yo Soy Borinquen | Nov 11, 2009 | Lighthouses, Travel |
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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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...
Read MorePosted by Yo Soy Borinquen | Nov 11, 2009 | Lighthouses, Travel |
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...
Read MorePosted by Yo Soy Borinquen | Nov 11, 2009 | Lighthouses, Travel |
Lighthouse painted white, lantern black. Poorly maintained, the light station is on the Lighthouse Digest Doomsday List, holes in the roof are allowing rain to drench the interior. Caja de Muertos is a small island in the...
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