I looked around for lighthouses on Caribbean islands, and found this interesting one, on the scuba diving paradise of Bonaire. Most of Bonaire isn't very scenic, and I can't say that this one is a particularly scenic example of lighthouse magnificence, but it is a lighthouse on a Caribbean island.
So this one is the Seru Bentana lighthouse, and it is very isolated. I'm not sure if the attached house was inhabited or not, but if it was, they were a long way from the store.
The Lighthouse Directory says this, after saying there isn't much information available about Bonaire lighthouses.
"Date unknown. Active; focal plane 44 m (144 ft); four white flashes every 22 s. 10 m (34 ft) square cylindrical masonry tower attached to a small service building. Lighthouse painted white. ... The lighthouse was rebuilt after being heavily damaged by fire following a lightning strike in 1954. In 1999 it was renamed for Ricardo Winkler, the keeper who lost his life in the fire. The lighthouse was restored and repainted in 2012."
So here are four pictures of this one.
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