The lighthouse on the island of Satisifies (Spanish Isla de Sacrificios island Victims) surprises with its history. In 1518, the Spaniard Juan de Grijalva, Explorer of the Gulf of Mexico, discovered this unusual island. According to the legend, there was a sacrificial altar, where people in a certain day sacrificed to the gods the most beautiful woman. The Spanish conquistadors found the remains of human sacrifices times Mesoamerican cultures. With the arrival of the Spaniards, on this island, where he built a special house, took dying from wounds or epidemics. Anthropologists have found the remains of tombs and the foundations of the churches tribes totonac and Olmec.

Besides the beauty of the lighthouse, admire the beautiful and rare coral reefs surrounding the island. In the 90-ies of XX century it was decided to close the island in connection with the deterioration of rare corals that are constantly plundered by poachers for artisanal production. In recent years, are ongoing negotiations between the government and tourism companies that insist to open the island to the public, but ecologists and biologists fear that the destruction process will only accelerate.

Today the lighthouse on the island of the Victim works as a landmark for vessels bound for the port of Veracruz. But this is no ordinary lighthouse, it operates from 120 solar panels at 250 watts, and entire construction of the lighthouse is able to withstand winds over 200 miles per hour. Energy claim that in the framework of the fight against climate change, conversion of light energy will save up to six thousand liters of diesel fuel per month and reduce the production 187 000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.