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El Faro De Isla Gintotolo belonged to the original 27 major lighthouses initially erected by the Spanish Colonial Government in the Philippines. Built in 1895, the project was designed by Ramon De Ros and later on modified by Primitivo Lluelmo. It is located in Jintotolo Island, as it is now spelled, just off the town of Balud at the southwest corner of Masbate. Its primary function is to light the body of water that connects the Sibuyan Sea with the Visayan Sea, a very important shipping route not only during the Spanish era but during the present time.  Read More:  https://loydtraveltrail.blogspot.com/2015/04/lakbayloyd-lighthouse-series-25-el-faro.html

 

 

 

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Set in the open water that separates Luzon and Visayas, Jintotolo is a small island composed of two barangays of the Municipality of Balud, Masbate. It is surrounded with rich turquoise water where the inhabitants rely their livelihood. But aside from its bountiful water and white sand coastline, its most prominent feature is the century-old lighthouse on top of a hill, the highest point of the island.

Built in 1895 and activated in the early 1900s, Faro de Isla Jintotolo or Jintotolo Island Lighthouse is one of the 24 original first-order lighthouses erected by the Spanish Government in the archipelago. It aims to guide ships traversing Sibuyan Sea, Visayan Sea and Jintotolo Channel.  Read More:  https://www.lakwatsero.com/spots/jintotolo-island-lightouse/#sthash.wDZ4B3TS.dpbs

 

 

GINTOTOLO / JINTOTOLO LIGHTHOUSE

 

 

 

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Faro de Gintotolo belonged to one of the original 24 lighthouses initially erected by the Spanish Colonial Government in the country. The Sibuyan Sea, one of the major intersections for navigators in the Visayas is a byway for ships heading to either the Ports of lloilo or Cebu. It functions in unison with the lighthouse on Sibulac-Babac de Gigantes. Ramon de Ros designed the project with modifications done on the 9th of September 1895 by Primitibo Lluelmo.   Read More:  http://www.philippine-trivia.com/trivias/geography/trivias-about-lighthouses-in-the-philippines-ii.html

 

 

 

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