Don't Miss these Spectacular Cliffs on Puerto Rico's Coast

Rainforest, urban city, historic district. Puerto Rico truly does it all, Now, to add to that list, we have spectacular cliffs, too. While there are cliffs around different parts of the island's coast, today we are going to focus on the ones by the Faro Los Morrillos de Cabo Rojo.

Before checking out these cliffs though, make sure to stop by Las Salinas de Cabo Rojo, which are right nearby:

Click here to learn more about them!

Anyways, back to the cliffs. Here is where they're located on the island:

Located right on the cliffs is an old lighthouse called Faro Los Morrillos. This lighthouse was originally built in 1882, and had two keepers and an engineer within it. The lighthouse has some interesting facts such as material and history, but you're not reading this article for lighthouse fun facts now are you?

Around the lighthouse are the phenomenal cliffs from that first photo. Here are a few key points to keep in mind when visiting these cliffs:

1. There are no railings or safety/preventative measures. If you slip or don't mind your step, you're looking at a 200 foot drop to jagged rocks and powerful waves. Make sure to be careful where you step, and be especially careful when bringing children. There isn't much at the bottom to grab onto either.

2. To add onto the first point, there are very powerful winds at the edge of the cliff, at times powerful enough to throw you off balance. So, keep that in mind when going for photos like this:

3. Bring mosquito repellant! This spot is right by tropical beaches and a wildlife conservatory, so you can expect the mosquitos to be swarming to feast on unsuspecting, ill-equipped passerby.

4. Wear sunscreen! It's bright and sunny so make sure you protect yourself against the harmful UV rays!

So this is all well and good, but how do you get to this spot on the edge of a cliff? Well, I'll tell ya!

I actually had no idea about this spot until I pulled up to Las Salinas de Cabo Rojo. Once there, I looked around online for some fun facts and found a comment someone had made somewhere about just continuing to drive on the same road that leads to the salt flats (That's PR-301, by the way). Curious, I drove on. This road leads to an area called Rojo Cabo. Like Cabo Rojo, but backwards.

Now, I will warn you. This journey to the lighthouse and cliffs is made quite difficult without the use of an all wheel drive vehicle, or at least literally anything other than the Nissan Sentra rental I had. The paved road becomes a dirt road, and that dirt road becomes more potholes than actual road. With mud, puddles, and holes everywhere, you can expect to be coming home with a few scratches under your car's bumper - unless it was made for this type of terrain.

After some slow trekking, you'll find a few parking spots available. My suggestion is to just keep driving until you reach a roundabout. That way, you'll have less mud hiking to do to get to the lighthouse and cliffs. At that roundabout, you're still going to have to walk a bit, mostly slightly uphill. Make sure to take the semi-paved road to the lighthouse; otherwise you'll be taking the long way there through more mud and dirt. After a good 1/4 mile you'll finally make it to the open area where the lighthouse is at, and you'll be able to take in the breathtaking views from the top of the cliffs.

These sheer limestone cliffs are sure to fascinate you, so enjoy the view while you're up there!

To see my journey up to the cliff and more of the beautiful scenery, check out my video on Cabo Rojo:

Thanks for reading!