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Name: Punta Tuna Light

Also known as: Point Tuna Light

Also known as: Maunabo Light

Nearest Town or City:
Maunabo, Puerto Rico, United States

Location: Southeastern tip of Puerto Rico.


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Photo: Manny Collazo

Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard

Tower Height: 49

Height of Focal Plane: 110

Description of Tower: White, octagonal stone tower on keeper's dwelling.

This light is operational

Other Buildings?
Integral brick and stone keeper's dwelling.

Date Established: 1892

Date Present Tower Built: 1892

Date Automated: 1989

Optics: 1892: Third order Fresnel lens, now 190 mm optic.

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? No.

Directions:
This lighthouse station is not open to the public, but you can take Route 3 to Rte. 7760 south of Maunabo. The road descends to a small parking lot at a beach close to the lighthouse station, and the lighthouse can be photographed from here.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Keepers: Agustin Suárez Cruz (?)

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