Houses and Lighthouse Along the Coast
Description
Aerial view of a cluster of houses with various types of gable and flat roofs located in a coastal area. Also noticeable is a river mouth and a road with posts extending along its side. In the background, at the tip of the coastline, there is a lighthouse followed by an elongated structure with a gable roof.| Origin Name |
CSAST - 2008 (476)
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| Relation |
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín > Colección Samuel Santiago > Carpeta 9 (Vivienda a bajo costo)
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| Geographical Coverage |
Arecibo
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| Date |
[19--]
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| Descriptive Notes |
Title assigned by the cataloging team.
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| Descripción decolonial |
Twice removed through the lens of the camera and the distant view produced by an airplane, we witness a cluster of wooden homes along the shoreline of Arecibo. In the distance, there rises an elegant lighthouse with neoclassical features. The strand of sand and sea echoes the curves of the highway, which meets at a river mouth. The wooden structures, cement highway, and distant lighthouse, hemming the sea, speak to the encroachment of human industry on the natural environment. The ocean waters sustain life for the community, even as human activity threatens the very viability of that natural resource. The right to housing, and the need for economic development, here meets the high cost of environmental degradation.
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| Rights |
English Rights. (hyperlink)
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| Editor |
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
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| Resource Format |
JPEG
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| Resource Type |
Image
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