Puerto Morelos Lighthouse is an active
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
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in the town and port of
Puerto Morelos, on the
Riviera Maya in the state of
Quintana Roo,
Mexico. The current lighthouse is the third in a succession of lights that have operated at the site on the seafront, close to the main pier.
[ The second lighthouse, known as the Inclined Lighthouse ( es, Faro Inclinado), began tilting in 1967 and remains in place.
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History
Little is known about the original light when the station was started in 1905, but the second lighthouse built in 1946 is well known as the ''Faro Inclinado'', and a symbol of the town.[
The leaning tower was the result of the foundations being washed away by ]Hurricane Beulah
Hurricane Beulah was the second tropical storm, second hurricane, and only major hurricane during the 1967 Atlantic hurricane season. It tracked through the Caribbean, struck the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico as a major hurricane, and moved west- ...
in September 1967. The high concrete structure, painted white with blue trim, now lies disused but has been kept as a testament to the storm, and as a local landmark.[
The third lighthouse which was built in the 1980s but further back from the beach, was also damaged by another hurricane, this time by Wilma in 2005, with the top of the 14m high cylinder-shaped tower requiring repairs, and repainting.][ This current light has a focal height of 16m above sea level, with a range of 15 nautical miles and consists of a flash of white light every six seconds.][
The lighthouse is operated and maintained by the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation, and is registered under the Admiralty number J4438 and has the NGA identifier of 110–15704.][
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See also
* List of lighthouses in Mexico
References
External links
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Lighthouses in Mexico
Buildings and structures in Quintana Roo
Lighthouses completed in 1988
Lighthouses completed in 1905
Lighthouses completed in 1946
Inclined towers
1905 establishments in Mexico