Rincón Sights

  1. Bonus Nuclear Power Plant

    The Bonus Nuclear Power Plant, the green dome poking out from behind the palm trees behind the Punta Higüero lighthouse, once housed the first nuclear-powered electrical generating facility in the Caribbean. To purists, Rincón and nuclear energy probably go together like Nixon and Brezhnev, but paradise is full of surprises.

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  2. Centro Cultural Museum

    Contrary to popular opinion, Rincón's history didn't begin in 1968 with the World Surfing Championships, and the proof lies in the tiny Centro Cultural Museum, which harbors articles salvaged from shipwrecks and testimonies on the area's social history. Like a lot of the municipal museums on the island, the Centro Cultural is open irregularly and is dependent on the state of the current municipal budget and volunteerism.

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  3. Punta Higüero Lighthouse

    Nicknamed El Faro, the Punta Higüero Lighthouse dates from 1892 and rises almost 100ft above the terrain. It was restored in 1922 after being severely damaged by a tsunami set off by the devastating 1918 earthquake. The 26,000-candlepower light has been automated since 1933 and still helps ships navigate the Pasaje de la Mona. The lighthouse park is a popular attraction in Rincón.

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  4. Rincón Balneario

    There's a safe and newly renovated Rincón Balneario, where there's beach swimming, restrooms, showers, some temporary food shacks and a new mall which contains the tourist office, harbor restaurant and lookout tower.

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