Aguadilla,founded in 1775 by Luis de Córdova,is a city and municipality located in the northwestern tip of Puerto Rico,bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west,north of Aguada,and Moca and west of Isabela. Aguadilla is spread over 15 barrios and Aguadilla Pueblo. It is a principal city and core of the Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastián Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Rafael Hernández International Airport is a joint civil-military airport located in Aguadilla,Puerto Rico. It is named after the Puerto Rican composer Rafael Hernández Marín. It is Puerto Rico's second largest international airport in terms of passenger movement. It is located in Porta del Sol tourist region,in Puerto Rico's west coast. It is also home to Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen and to the Caribbean Branch of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations. The airport has the longest runway in the Caribbean region.
Point Pinos Lighthouse was lit on February 1,1855,to guide ships on the Pacific Coast of California. It is the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the West Coast of the United States and even the lens is original. Alcatraz Island Lighthouse preceded Point Pinos by eight months,but was replaced in 1909 by the expanding military prison. The Point Pinos Lighthouse is still an active United States Coast Guard aid to navigation. On-site museum exhibits and other lighthouse related functions are operated by the city of Pacific Grove,Monterey County,California. The lighthouse is surrounded by the Pacific Grove Municipal Golf Links.
Faro Los Morrillos de Cabo Rojo,also known as Los Morrillos Light,is a historic lighthouse located in Los Morrillos cape in the municipality of Cabo Rojo,Puerto Rico.
Ramey Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base in Aguadilla,Puerto Rico. It was named after United States Army Air Forces Brigadier General Howard Knox Ramey. Following its closure,it was redeveloped into Rafael Hernandez Airport.
Castillo San Felipe del Morro Lighthouse,also known as Faro de Morro Port San Juan Light by the National Register of Historic Places and colloquially Faro del Castillo del Morro and Puerto San Juan Light,is a lighthouse atop the walls of Castillo San Felipe del Morro in Old San Juan. It's the first lighthouse built in Puerto Rico.
Cape San Juan Light is a historic lighthouse located on the northeastern part of the highest point of Cape San Juan in Fajardo,Puerto Rico. The lighthouse was constructed in 1880 and was officially lit on May 2,1882. The original illuminating apparatus,not changed until after 1898,had an 18-mile (29 km) range and displayed a fixed white light which every three minutes flashed red.
Arecibo Light is a historic lighthouse located in the city of Arecibo,Puerto Rico. It is also known as Los Morrillos Lighthouse because of its location on top of a rocky headland known as Punta Morrillos. The lighthouse was constructed and was lit in 1898. This was the last lighthouse built by the Spanish government on the island.
Punta Higuero Lighthouse,also known as Faro de Punta Higuero,is an historic lighthouse located in Rincón,Puerto Rico. The original building was built in 1892 by the Spanish government and was rebuilt in 1922 by the United States Coast Guard.
Punta de las Figuras Light is an historic lighthouse located in Arroyo,Puerto Rico. It was first lit by the Spanish government in 1893. The light was relocated in 1938,and the structure was deactivated and abandoned. During World War II,the lighthouse was used as a lookout. After the U.S. Army abandoned the structure in 1963,the lighthouse was repeatedly vandalized. In 1969 the lens and lantern were destroyed. The lighthouse was again damaged by Hurricane Maria on September 20,2017. The light housing is broken,all of the windows are boarded up,and several of the surrounding light pole fixtures are downed. The interior is currently inaccessible.
Cardona Island Light is the only 6th order lighthouse in Puerto Rico with a cylindrical attached tower. The light is located on Cardona Island,a small island on the west side of the entrance to the harbor of Ponce,Puerto Rico. It was listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on 22 October 1981.
Punta Tuna Light is a historic lighthouse located in the southeast of the town of Maunabo,Puerto Rico on a narrow promontory at the southeasternmost point of the island. It was first lit in 1892 and automated in 1989. The light was a third-order lighthouse that served as the primary light connecting the island's southern and eastern lights system. The design was drawn and laid out by Joaquin Gisbert in 1890. The lighthouse construction was initially overseen by Adrian Duffaut. It was built from March 13,1891,to September 29,1893. Final construction was taken over by the Spanish Body of Engineers according to annotations of the historian Carlos Moral. It was originally named Faro de Mala Pascua after the cape to the west. Later,it was moved and renamed after the Point of the construction site so the light could perform a double duty warning ships off the Sargent reef. On August 8,1899,the lighthouse suffered damage from Hurricane San Ciriaco;the town suffered heavy damage. On April 12,1900,an act of Congress extended the jurisdiction of the Lighthouse Service to the noncontiguous territory of Puerto Rico and adjacent American waters. 1900 The Lighthouse Board took charge of the Puerto Rico lighthouses. September 13,1928,Devastating Hurricane San Felipe II strikes,again the lighthouse stands firm,but the town housing is nearly totally destroyed. It was once again damaged by Hurricane Maria on Sept 20,2017. The light's housing,the external facade,and the surrounding vegetation were all damaged,with some trees completely downed. It was listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1981. In 2007,the government of Puerto Rico bought an area near the lighthouse to create a conservation area. The structure is being restored by the town of Maunabo and is open to the public. The light is not working and the lens appears to be missing. The lighthouse in a state of disrepair and locked,but one may still view it from the surrounding property.
Punta Mulas Light,also known as Faro de Vieques,is a historic lighthouse located in the north shore of Vieques,an island-municipality of Puerto Rico. It was first lit in 1896 and automated in 1949. Punta Mulas Light was the second lighthouse built on Vieques after the Puerto Ferro Light. The light was established to guide through the dangerous passage formed by a chain of reefs. It was of key importance for navigation in the San Juan Passage.
Mona Island Light,also known as Faro de la Isla de la Mona,is a historic lighthouse located on the island of Mona,Puerto Rico,in the Mona Passage between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. It is the only lighthouse built of iron and steel in Puerto Rico. While some sources reported that the structure was designed by Gustav Eiffel,who also designed the Eiffel Tower in Paris,recent studies have shown that the tower was designed around 1885 by Spanish engineer Rafael Ravena.
Caja de Muertos Light,is an 1887 lighthouse in Ponce,Puerto Rico,that is unique amongst all other lighthouses in Puerto Rico for its unusual Cross of Lorraine,double-arm,T-type shape structure. The historic lighthouse is located in Caja de Muertos,an uninhabited island off the coast of Ponce,Puerto Rico. The light stands at the highest point of the island.
Guánica Light was a historic lighthouse located in the town of Guánica,Puerto Rico in the Guánica State Forest. It was first lit in 1893 and deactivated in 1950. The light marked the entrance to Guánica Bay and bridge the gap between Los Morrillos Light and Caja de Muertos Light.
Puerto Ferro Light,also known as Faro de Puerto Ferro,is a historic lighthouse located in the Vieques,Puerto Rico. The light was first lit in 1896. It is one of the last minor or local lights to be built by the Spanish government. The light was of crucial importance to cross the Vieques Passage. The lighthouse was deactivated in 1926 when it was abandoned.
Isla Cabras Light,also known as Faro de Isla Cabras,was a lighthouse located on a rocky but flat islet with the same name,which sit just off the coast near Ceiba,Puerto Rico,toward the Vieques Passage.
Culebrita Lighthouse is the only remaining Spanish-era structure in the Culebra archipelago. Construction of the lighthouse began on September 25,1882,and was completed on February 25,1886. The Spanish Crown built the lighthouse to help secure its claim over the main island of Culebra. It is the most eastern light outside mainland Puerto Rico. It guided navigation through the Virgin Passage and the Vieques Sound connecting in the Puerto Rico Light System with the Cape San Juan Light.
