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Faro Castillo del Morro is a lighthouse located in Havana, Cuba. It was built in 1845 on the ramparts of the Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro, an old fortress guarding the harbor of Havana. The lighthouse has a height of 25 metres (82 ft), a focal height of 44 metres (144 ft) and displays two white flashes every 15 seconds (Fl.(2) 15s).
El Morro once housed a school for lighthouse keepers. There was a watchtower here until the British blew it up during their successful siege in 1762. The Faro Castillo del Morro lighthouse was added in 1846. [citation needed] The cannons around the fort are now severely rusted, but the walls are well-preserved.
Jiménez Leal went on to make documentary films such as The Other Cuba (1983) and Improper Conduct (1984) in collaboration with Néstor Almendros. Improper Conduct is a highly controversial film that deals with the treatment of gays in Cuba. The Other Cuba is a bitter denunciation of the Revolution told from the point of view of the exiled ...
Havana Inner Harbor Range No. 2 Rear Lighthouse: n/a: La Habana Province: Iso Y 10s. 19 metres (62 ft) 12598: J4859.1: 10 Morro Santiago de Cuba Lighthouse: Image Archived 2016-10-10 at the Wayback Machine: 1923: Santiago de Cuba Province
The collapse of the Soviet Union put Cuba into a crisis because the United States embargo of Cuba had resulted in heavy Cuban reliance on trading partners in COMECON, which dissolved in 1991. [11] People in Cuba suffered from daily shortages such as electricity blackouts , severe gasoline rationing, huge cuts in public transportation, and ...
Punta Maisí Lighthouse is a Cuban lighthouse located in Maisí, a municipality of Guantánamo Province. It lies in Cape Maisí , the easternmost point of Cuba. See also
Dec. 12—The Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office has identified two people found dead in the Minnehaha Neighborhood Friday night. Colton Russell, 37, and Kiara Morgan-Weiland, 23, both died ...
The Faro Vargas, also known as Faro de Cabo Cruz, is a staffed lighthouse located on the southernmost part of Cape Cruz in Cuba. Construction of the 32 metre lighthouse started in 1862 and was finished in 1871. The lighthouse has a height of 32 metres (105 ft), a focal height of 34 metres (112 ft) and emits one white flash every 5 seconds (Fl ...