Rincón Puerto Rico

The Lighthouse an Earthquake Couldn’t Destroy: Punta Higüero in Rincón, Puerto Rico

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Punta Higüero Lighthouse standing beneath a blue sky in Rincón, Puerto Rico, photographed in May 2016.

When I visited the Punta Higüero Lighthouse in Rincón, Puerto Rico, in May 2016, I had absolutely no idea what I was looking at. I knew it was a lighthouse. I knew we couldn’t go inside. I knew the walkway around it offered spectacular views of the ocean. And I knew there were three enormous … Read more

I Almost Overlooked Puerto Rico’s Nuclear Reactor

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View of Domes Beach near Rincón, Puerto Rico, with the BONUS nuclear reactor dome visible above the trees along the coastline.

There are places I remember vividly from our 2016 trip to Puerto Rico. There are places I photographed because I knew, even then, that there was something special about them. And then there is the nuclear reactor. Apparently, I could stand near an experimental Cold War nuclear facility, take a few pictures of it, jot … Read more