Arecibo Lighthouse

The lighthouse was constructed by the Spanish goverment in 1898 and was the last lighthouse built by the Spanish government on the island.
This was the last lighthouse was built in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The style of construction is neo-classical with a rectangular shape of 40'4" wide by 84'2" 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 18 mile radius. At the present time it has a 190mm lens with a white flash every 5 seconds.

Faro is also known as The casks for being in a rocky mountain known as "Punta Morrillo. Inside you can see items that were found at the bottom of the sea, a diving suit, 1910, a replica of the U.S. Constitution and its wall is literature related to the history of the lighthouse and the Hispano-American War.