Visit to Arecibo Lighthouse and Historical Park

One of the outdoor activities last week was to visit Arecibo Lighthouse and Historical Park. It was a really sunny, nice day out there. As their website describes "The Arecibo Lighthouse and Historical Park is a cultural theme park located in the surrounding area of the Arecibo Lighthouse. It has an innovative and unique concept that includes among other things five cultural representations of the Puerto Rico's history, which transports all of our visitors through historical and cultural events from the Spanish Conquest of 1493 to the 1898 when this lighthouse was built and the Spanish-American war occurred."

It is a cool place for little ones to see big ships. And no so little ones can get on them and feel like in an adventure of Jack and the Neverland Pirates. Also, there is a small aquarium that is nice and has a good sampling of seawater creatures such as sharks and eels. My girl was a little hesitant at first, given the dark cave like environment where the aquarium is built. But then, she wanted to "touch" all those strange friends.

A visit to the Arecibo Lighthouse and Historical Park is a great opportunity to expose little ones to some cultural and historical background where one can vary level of details depending on the needs. As for our trip, we had a super nice family day together. Our little pea saw real sharks, real size ships, she walked the over the sea deck feeling the caribbean breeze and listening to the splashy waves, and we went up to the top of the lighthouse for a worthseeing view of the beautiful north coast of our little island. We will very likely be back in a couple of years when studying some science and history courses. But for now, all in all, she was exposed to many sensorial experiences, new vocabulary, physical activity and best of all quality time with mommy and daddy.

Have you been in the Arecibo Lighthouse and Historical Park with your little ones?

What did they enjoyed the most in the park?