Berny's photos with the keyword: Maisi

After 144 steps of the red painted wooden stair and a ladder (see PiP's) we are on the platform, together with the lighthouse keeper. For the protection of the painting only without shoes!

On clear days you can see Haiti on the horizon, which is about 35 km away.

The fresnel lense can be opened and you expect a nice old and big lamp. What appears is a disappointingly small modern lamp ;-)) But anyway, the fresnel lense is impressing! The drive was made by L. Sautter & Cie. in Paris. - See PiP's

"Faro de Punta de Maisí" is a lighthouse at the most eastern tip of Cuba and a symbol for Maisí. It has been built from 1857-1862 under the Spanish queen Isabella II and engineer Don Marianao Moreno. Its name was Faro de Concha back then. It is 31 m tall and 144 steps lead to the lantern with a fresnel lense from Paris. On clear days you can see Haiti in the west.

This nice welcome sign marks the begin of the most eastern municipiality of Cuba, which is called "Maisí". You can see 3 typical marks for Maisí: An amphora as sign for the indigenous Taíno people, "Polymita brocheri cuestana", a protected colourful endemic snail, and the Lighthouse Punta Maisí at the most eastern tip of Cuba, built around 1860