The Lighthouses of Central America

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This page shows the documentation of the Lighthouses between Mexico and Panama. In addition, the pictures below are linked to the relevant photo on the web (thus making available to you a higher resolution picture.) I am very grateful to Russ Rowlett at the University of North Carolina for his excellent Lighthouse Directory for the outline. Each lighthouse is linked to (in our editorial opinion) the best reference site for that light.

I would like to include directions on how to get to these lights. If you know such data, could you eMail me and I'll post it here (with your choice of attribution.)

Belize

BZ 1

Fort George (Baron Bliss)
latitude 17º 29' 29.1" N longitude 88º 10' 52.7" W

Built as a memorial to an English baron who was a major benefactor of Belize; the baron's tomb is at the base of the tower. Located on a point of land at the harbor entrance in Belize City. This light is within walking distance from the cruise port.

Photo courtesy Donna McGrew [Flickr]

BZ 2

English Caye (Eastern Channel Range Rear)

The station is now the Belize pilot station, with several buildings and a pier for the pilot boats. Located on a small island about 15 km southeast of Belize Harbour. Accessible only by boat, but visible from all ships entering the harbor.

Photo courtesy Paul Huisking, Asheville NC [Flickr]

BZ 3

Sandbore Caye
latitude 17º 27' 51.4" N
longitude 87º 29' 17.6" W

Located about 50 km east of Belize City on a small cay at the northern end of Lighthouse Reef, a coral atoll famous as a diving site.
ARLHS# BLZ-010

BZ 4

Half Moon Caye (1931)

Located on Half Moon Caye at the southeast corner of Lighthouse Reef, a coral atoll famous as a diving site. Accessible only by boat.

Photo courtesy dasso [Flickr]

BZ 5

Half Moon Caye (new)

You can see it located just to the left of the historic lighthouse.

BZ 6	Bugle Caye latitude 16º 29' 16.4" N longitude 88º 19' 25.3" W	Located on a small cay off the coast about 130 km south of Belize City. ARLHS# BLZ-002
BZ 7	East Snake Caye	South coast of Belize. It seems there are 2 lights here (a new one has be built near the old one.)

Honduras

HO 1

Puerto Cortes (Punta Caballos)
latitude 15º 51' 22.1" N longitude 87º 57' 35.6" W

Located at the western end of the peninsula sheltering the harbor of Puerto Cortes, about 8 km northwest of the city.

HO 2

Isla de Roatan
latitude 16º 16' 1" N longitude 86º 36' 4.1" W

Located at the western end of the island, largest of the Bay Islands, about 150 km north of the mainland. Accessible by road.

Photo courtesy litehouse9 [webshots]

HO 3	Cochino Grande	Sibling of Isla de Roatan (above). The photographer reports that the lighthouse "doesn't work." The lighthouse is said to have been built in Germany. Located on Cochino Grande in the Cayos Cochinos off La Ceiba on the north central coast of the country.
HO 4	Cabo Camaron latitude 15º 59' 2.1" N longitude 85º 1' 18.9" W	The cape is about 65 km east of Limón.
HO 5	Punta Patuca latitude 15º 48' 54.4" N longitude 84º 18' 25.8" W	The Punta Caballos, Isla de Roatan, and Cochino Grande lights and this light probably share a common design. Located on a cape about 35 km east southeast of Cabo Camaron.
HO 6	Cabo Falso	Cabo Falso is so called because it is easily mistaken for Cabo Gracias a Dios, the prominent cape at the Nicaraguan border. Located on the cape, about 30 km northwest of Cabo Gracias a Dios. Don't confuse with the light with the identical name on the West coast of Mexico.

El Salvador

ES 1	Punta Remedios	Located on the cape southeast of Acajutla.
ES 2	Punta Chiquirin	Golfo de Fonseca.

Nicaragua

NI 1

Isla el Cardón (Morro Cardón, Corinto)

Located at the north point of Isla El Cardón, marking the entrance to the harbor of Corinto. ARLHS# NIC-003

NI 2

San Juan del Sur

Located on a bluff above the harbor entrance. The walk up to the lighthouse is really nice, it starts off by the port and goes up alongside some shacks built on the lower hills.

Photo courtesy Tony Shaw [Flickr]

Costa Rica

CR 1

Los Sueños

Located at a modern resort on the east side of the entrance to the Golfo de Nicoya, about 65 km south of Puntarenas.

Photo courtesy gtobabe2u [webshots]

CR 2	Isla del Caño	The Isla del Caño is a 740 acre island located about 20 km west of the Osa Peninsula in southern Costa Rica. It is now a national park and is a popular destination for day trips. The lighthouse is located at the southwestern tip of the island and is accessible by a hiking trail.
CR 3	Barrio del Carmen	Golfo de Nicoya (historical)
CR 4	Herradura Island	An old lighthouse adorns the crest of the tropical forest covering the island. Whether you can get to it is not stated.
CR 5	Negritos Island
CR 6	Puerto Limon
CR 7	Punta San Pedro

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