Punta Carretas Lighthouse

El faro de basura

The “Carreras” this refers to were the carts used to haul garbage from the city and dumped at the shore. There is an old lighthouse built over the dump

El faro de basura

The “Carreras” this refers to were the carts used to haul garbage from the city and dumped at the shore. There is an old lighthouse built over the dump

Just another lighthouse

I went there in a morning, quite a long walk from the main road, going through the empty parking lot, something that looked like a squatter camp, on the gravel road. The lighthouse is small with a tin...

Just another lighthouse

I went there in a morning, quite a long walk from the main road, going through the empty parking lot, something that looked like a squatter camp, on the gravel road. The lighthouse is small with a tin...

Is this a lighthouse or someone's private house?

I was excited to see this lighthouse, but it was not that pretty and visiting was a weird experience. When we were walking toward it, my first thought was "Is that it?" It seemed really short and stub...