Caribbean
Discover Los Morrillos Lighthouse — Cabo Rojo, Parque de Bombas — Ponce, San Juan Fortifications.
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engineering
Look for the green shutters and white trim against the warm masonry. Built in 1882, Los Morrillos Lighthouse helped guide ships approaching the Mona Passage. Its compact hexagonal tower rises from the low keeper building at the south-western end of Puerto Rico.
Source: www.discoverpuertorico.com
history
Look across the fan-shaped windows and the two projecting end towers. Parque de Bombas once housed Ponce’s main fire station and later became a museum. Its bright striped boards make it a distinctive landmark beside Plaza Las Delicias.
Source: www.discoverpuertorico.com
architecture
The forts and walls of San Juan were developed between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries to protect the city and its bay. They show how European military architecture was adapted to a Caribbean harbour. Gates, bastions and fortifications together preserve the scale of the coastal defensive system.
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre
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