Capones Island Lighthouse

Philippines / Central Luzon / San Nicolas /
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The Faro de Punta Capones, or Capones Island Lighthouse, has been used for more than a century to search for and guide ships into Subic and Manila Bays.
On June 22, 1884 the surveys to determine a suitable location for the Capones lighthouse were executed by Antonio de la Camara. Plans and recommendations made by De La Camara were not approved until March 10, 1885. The location chosen for construction was changed by the consulting committee because of its height and distance from the sea which was 300 meters, as well as the accompanying high cost of the road to be constructed. In August 8, 1885 Francisco Cristobal Portas proposed changes to the plans which were accepted by the Governor General of the islands on 17 September 1885.The contract for the construction of the lighthouse was awarded to Juan Mendoza Esplana on February 26, 1886.Capones Island Lighthouse went into operation on July 16, 1890; with its formal inauguration on August 1, 1890.
The Capones Island Lighthouse is still in operation and is powered by solar cells and has a meteorburst radio transmission system that notifies the Coast Guard when any of the lights or lenses is not in working order. These significant improvements have restored the lighthouse proper to full operational capacity, while the buildings themselves remain in a highly denuded state.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capones_Island_Lighthouse
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Coordinates:   14°54'55"N   120°0'32"E

Comments

  • maraming nagpapakitang multo sa lighthouse na ito..ayon kay marlon..
  • eto ang lighthouse sa marimar
  • nakapunta na kme d2..ang ganda superr! habang nsa bangca kami..kinikwentohan kme ng capt. ng bangca na d2 daw nag shooting ung marimar..hehehe! kaso daming basura at puro vandal na ung walls ng capones lighthauz..poe nkakamatay ung view sa ganda.wahahah
  • the place was beautiful, and the nice part was when we arrived, the trail to the lighthouse is being guarded by the philippine navy soldiers and we needed to log in case may mawala or maligaw sa mga trekkers and yes the place is haunted with lots and lots of mumu even at noon time! babalik ako dun pramis!
  • ang pinakamagandang light house sa buong mundo...nadiscover nina joy alamani, marla macalintal, theofil lorenzo at kate alamani..
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