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Culebrita Lighthouse, or Faro de Culebrita, is a Spanish-era lighthouse on Culebrita off Culebra in Puerto Rico and the only surviving Spanish-period structure in the Culebra archipelago. Built from 1882 to 1886, it marked the eastern edge of Puerto Rico’s historic lighthouse network. The Spanish Crown used it to aid shipping through the Virgin Passage and Vieques Sound and to strengthen its claim over Culebra. It operated until 1975, when the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard closed it and a solar-powered beacon assumed its navigational role. Despite historic designation, storm damage, neglect, and the tower’s destruction have left the site in danger of collapse.
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