ABOUT THE CABO ROJO LIGHTHOUSE
Faro Los Morrillos de Cabo Rojo, also known as Los Morrillos Light, is a historic lighthouse in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. It is one of the top ten photography locations. The Natural Rock Arch is just a short walk away.
Located at the southwestern tip of Puerto Rico, this lighthouse was constructed in 1882 to guide passing ships through the southeast entrance from the Caribbean Sea through the treacherous Mona Passage into the Atlantic Ocean. The lighthouse is located on a white limestone cliff, surrounded by saltwater lagoons and marshes—the cliffs surrounding the lighthouse drop over 200 feet into the ocean.
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The lighthouse’s architecture is distinguished by its simplicity, with minimal decoration and an unelaborated cornice. The illuminating apparatus is housed in a cast-iron, copper, and glass lantern. The French firm Sautter, Lemonnier, and Company manufactured the lenticular lens.
The area in the image below where you see the dried-out land is the Cabo Rojo Wildlife Refuge and Salt Flats, along the road to the Cabo Rojo lighthouse.