Faro de Arecibo

NE of Arecibo off Route 66, Arecibo, Puerto Rico. County/parish: Arecibo.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 23, 1977. NRIS 77001546.

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

Arecibo Light

Arecibo Lighthouse & Historical Park (Spanish: Faro de Arecibo) is a historic lighthouse located in the city of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. It is also known as Los Morrillos Lighthouse and is as a monument to Puerto Rico's complex history under Spanish colonial rule. Perched atop the Punta Morrillos headland since 1898, this iconic lighthouse was the last constructed under Spain's 300-year presence on the island. Despite the collapse of the Spanish Empire following the Spanish-American war that same year, the Arecibo Lighthouse endured.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131518162