Monday, 6 of September of 2010

LIGHTHOUSES

This is a list of light­houses in Puerto Rico. The light­houses sys­tem of Puerto Rico con­sists of light­houses that were built mostly dur­ing the last twenty years of the nine­teenth cen­tury. These served as guides to impor­tant marine routes.

In 1869 the Span­ish gov­ern­ment approved the first plan for Puerto Rico in order to serve the ships that sail through its waters. The light­houses are located in promi­nent and iso­lated areas with good vis­i­bil­ity towards the sea. The clas­si­fi­ca­tion sys­tem of the light­houses of Puerto Rico was based on the char­ac­ter­is­tics of the lens, and the struc­ture. The lights of the first and sec­ond order have a wider light to warn ships of the prox­im­ity to land, fol­lowed by the minor lights, whose scope was lim­ited to smaller har­bors and bays and to con­nect the pri­mary lights in the system.

In 1898, the United States acquired the light­houses of Puerto Rico as a result of the Span­ish Amer­i­can War. In 1900, the United States Light­house Board acquired respon­si­bil­ity for the aids to nav­i­ga­tion. The lights are main­tained by the Coast Guard since 1939.

In 1981, the light­houses of Puerto Rico were listed in the National Reg­is­ter of His­toric Places. In 2000, they were included by the Puerto Rican gov­ern­ment in the National Reg­is­ter of His­toric Prop­er­ties of Puerto Rico.

The Coast Guard has been trans­fer­ring respon­si­bil­ity of the light­houses to local gov­ern­ment and con­ser­va­tion orga­ni­za­tions. Some of the light­houses have been fully restored and are open to the pub­lic. In 2001, under the National His­toric Light­house Preser­va­tion Act, Cape San Juan Light became the first light­house to be trans­fer to a non-governmental orga­ni­za­tion in Puerto Rico.

List of Light­houses in Puerto Rico


Isla de Mona Punta Higuero(Rincon) Punta Borinquen(Aguaddilla) Isla Cabras(Ceiba)
Punta Morrillo(Arecibo) Puerto San Juan (EL Morro) Las Cabezas(Fajardo) Cabo Rojo(Los Morrillo)
Guanica(Cana) Isla De Cordona(Ponce) Isla Caja De Muertos Punta De Las Figuras(Arroyo)
Punta Tuna(Maunabo) Punta Mulas(Isabella) Puerto Ferro Culebrita

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