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Arecibo Light ( es, Faro de Arecibo) is a historic lighthouse located in the city of
Arecibo, Puerto Rico Arecibo (; ) is a city and municipality on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, located north of Utuado and Ciales; east of Hatillo; and west of Barceloneta and Florida. It is about west of San Juan, the ...
. It is also known as Los Morrillos Lighthouse because of its location on top of a rocky headland known as ''Punta Morrillos''. The lighthouse was constructed and was lit in 1898. This was the last lighthouse built by the Spanish government on the island. The style of construction is neoclassical with a rectangular shape of wide by long, and has attached a hexagonal tower covered by a bronze dome with a working lantern. The original lens was a third-order Fresnel, with an radius. The lighthouse was converted to electric power in 1931. Currently, it has a 190 mm lens with a white flash every five seconds. After the light was automated in 1964, the unmanned structure fell victim to decay and vandalism. The Fresnel lens was damaged in 1975 and destroyed in 1977. A private company completed the restoration of the lighthouse in 2001. It has been operated as a foundation until the present. The lighthouse is called th
Arecibo Lighthouse and Historical Park
that includes a replica of a Taino Indian Village, a replica of the Niña, Pinta and Santa Maria, a Slavery Quarters, a replica of a Pirate Ship, a Pirate Cave, a Mini Zoo, various Salt Water Aquariums, a Playground, and a Water Park. The lighthouse is home to a small museum showcasing marine artifacts, the history of the lighthouse, and the Spanish–American War. This lighthouse should not be confused with the Cabo Rojo lighthouse, known as ''Faro de Los Morrillos de Cabo Rojo''.


Gallery

Playa La Poza del Obispo - Arecibo, Puerto Rico - panoramio.jpg, View of Arecibo Light from


See also

* List of lighthouses in Puerto Rico


References

*
Puerto Rico lighthouses. Lighthouses Friends


External links


Arecibo Lighthouse and Historical Park
* {{authority control Lighthouses completed in 1898 Historic American Engineering Record in Puerto Rico Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico Maritime museums in Puerto Rico Neoclassical architecture in Puerto Rico 1898 establishments in Puerto Rico National Register of Historic Places in Arecibo, Puerto Rico