Faro Los Morrillos de Cabo Rojo

Faro Los Morrillos de Cabo Rojo, completed in 1882 at Puerto Rico’s southwestern tip, guided ships from the Caribbean through the hazardous Mona Passage toward the Atlantic. Perched on a white limestone cliff above lagoons, marshes, and steep drops to the sea, it is notable for its plain design and lantern of cast iron, copper, and glass, fitted with a lenticular lens by Sautter, Lemonnier and Company. Two keepers and an engineer originally operated the light while living there with their families. Renovated in 1967 and later automated, the abandoned structure has also been at the center of disputed efforts to turn the keeper’s house into a museum.

Puerto Rico · United States