Faro Los Morillos De Cabo Rojo

Captured a new lighhouse here in Puerto Rico. This one is in Cabo Rojo and is most beautiful areas I have visited to date while here working. The landscape is quite different than anywhere else on the island. The lighthouse sustained damages from Hurricane Maria but none more prevailing than the politics of restoring this treasure. Still, this lighthouse still stands watch over mariners nearing the coast. A little about "Faro Los Morillos": Located at the southwestern tip of the island of Puerto Rico, this lighthouse was constructed in 1882 in order 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 over a white lime cliff which is surrounded by salt water lagoons and marshes. The cliffs surrounding the lighthouse drop over 200 feet into the ocean. Originally, the lighthouse was manned by two keepers and an engineer, who lived on the grounds with their families. In 1967 the lighthouse was renovated and its operation is currently completely automated. The structure itself has been abandoned for decades, although recent the local government as well as local civic groups, such as Caborrojeños Pro Salud y Ambiente, are pushing towards turning the old lighthouse keeper's house into a museum. The project was taken over by the municipality, an action that lost U.S. Federal government funds that had been assigned for it. The municipality took over the renovations, which, according to critics, has irrevocably damaged the historical significance of the internal structure.