[3] The historic lighthouse is located on Caja de Muertos, an uninhabited island off the coast of Ponce, Puerto Rico.

[4] The lighthouse was restored by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural Resources and houses a lookout and a museum.

In 2009, the government of Puerto Rico announced plans to make Caja de Muertos Island and this lighthouse a priority of the department.

The structure is important because it is unique amongst all other lighthouses in Puerto Rico in that it has an unusual Lorraine cross, double-arm, T-type shape.

"[4] The light stands atop of the highest point of Caja de Muertos, Puerto Rico.

The most catchy characteristic of the lighthouse is its unique and unusual Lorraine cross double-arm "T" shape.

[7] The original illuminating apparatus was an 1885, lenticular 3rd order lens, manufactured by Sautter, Lemonnier & Company of France.

The flashes were produced by the central revolving drum mounted on a chariot activated by a clock work system.