Arecibo, Puerto Rico: Historical lighthouse & Atlantic coast

One of the things I love about travel is to discover local places that are not necessarily frequented by tourists. We started the day by driving west from Dorado into the coastal town of Arecibo which was settled in 1556. Caught in a downpour, we watched the goings-on on the main square ducked underneath a balcony. This town was definitely not a tourist town, and some of the rather run-down buildings away from the main square attested to that. When we were trying to find our way out of town to Highway 10 for a connection to the south coast, a local security guard took pity on us and guided us out of this city. Arecibo is most famous for the nearby Arecibo Observatory, an enormous radio telescope that measures 305 m in diameter and was featured in the James Bond movie "GoldenEye" as well as in the film "Contact".

Channel: Travel & Events
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: travelandtransitions

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