FARO A COLON
The Columbus Memorial Lighthouse, a cross-shaped monument in
reinforced concrete, 680 feet long from east to west and 195 feet
north to south, has become the most visited monument in the
Dominican Republic and probably in the Caribbean Area. It is an
impressive night spectacle, when the vertical sheets of
light rising from the 157 beams on its canyons reflect the great
cross on the sky that can be seen miles around. The multiple colors
of the flags waving together in its facade symbolize the fraternity
of nations and the union of the different cultures, races and beliefs
that inhabit the earth.
A History of Faro a Colon
Photo Gallery
Faro a Colon Administration
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