Punta Borinquen Light Explained

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Coordinates:	18.4887°N -67.1616°W
Module:	Qid: Q109232559 Embed: yes 1922 light Coordinates: 18.4972°N -67.1488°W Embed: yes Faro de Punta Borinquen Designated Other1 Name: Puerto Rico Historic Sites and Zones Designated Other1 Color: fa7070 Added: 1981 Refnum: 81000559^[1]

Punta Borinquen Light (Faro de Punta Borinquen) is a lighthouse located in the old Ramey Air Force Base in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The station was established in 1889 by the Spanish government. With the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914, the lighthouse would become "the most important aid to navigation on the route from Europe to Panama".^[2] In 1917, the U.S Congress provided funding for a new lighthouse in higher ground.

But before construction began on the new structure, the original lighthouse was severely damaged by the 1918 earthquake that struck the west part of the island.^{[3] [4]} Construction on the new lighthouse was completed in 1922. The light is active aid to navigation and is a housing facility for the United States Coast Guard.

See also

• List of lighthouses in Puerto Rico

Notes and References

1. Web site: Inventory of Historic Light Stations National Park Service. 2009-05-06.
2. Web site: Lighthouses Friends. 2009-05-06.
3. Web site: Faro de Punta Borinquen. Historic American Engineering Record National Park Service. 1979.
4. Web site: Punta Borinquen Lighthouse Ruins. Atlas Obscura. 15 June 2019.