Lighted Spaces and Landscapes
Excerpts from a Geographer's Photo Archive
Category: Puerto Rico
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I’ve gone back and rephotoed this a number of times. This one is printed and on the wall in my house. A little paint can do wonders. (Old San Juan, Puerto Rico 2010)
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I was 16 and it was my first trip to Puerto Rico. The Cementerio Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis just fascinated me. I found the shapes of the mausoleums to be wonderful as they perched over the ocean. Years later I went back to rephoto the space–look for that tomorrow (Old San Juan, Puerto Rico…
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Castillo San Felipe del Morro was commissioned by Charles I in 1539 it has stood over San Juan Harbor ever since. It has seen plenty of battles with the English and Dutch. The US shelled the structure in 1898. During World War II new concrete artillery observation posts (seen above) and an underground bunker were…
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I had always wanted to see the Arecibo Observatory. Come to find out–so did my father. Neither of us had been there before so we spent a good portion of the day wandering through the public spaces and looking around. I had seen it featured in films and television shows. I’m glad I got to…
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Faro del Castillo San Felipe del Morro is the lighthouse at the entrance to San Juan Harbor. It was rebuilt in 1908 and is one of the most prominent sites at El Morro. (San Juan Antiguo, Puerto Rico, 2003)
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