Visitors to Puerto Rico, whether arriving today by air or on a cruise ship have an excellent view of the Castillo de San Felipe del Morro a fortress that has protected San Juan harbor since the mid 16th Century.

Puerto Rico's first lighthouse was erected atop the fort in 1843. A second tower, built in 1876 was heavily damaged during the Spanish-American War.

n 1908 the U.S. Navy built the present Moorish style lighthouse on the foundation of the 1876 light. The square tower has a third order Fresnel lens with a focal plane of 181' above the water. The light flashes at 10 second intervals with every fourth flash blocked.

In 1961 the fortress was handed over to the National Park Service to be

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Visitors to Puerto Rico, whether arriving today by air or on a cruise ship have an excellent view of the Castillo de San Felipe del Morro a fort
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