| CL 1 |
Banco Serranilla |
Located in the Caribbean about 220 mi
northeast of the Honduran coast. |
| CL 2 |
Bajo
Nuevo |
Bajo Nuevo is a small reef far out in the Caribbean
southwest of Jamaica. It is or has been claimed by the U.S., Honduras,
Jamaica, and Colombia. |
| CL 3 |
Banco Serrana |
The Serrana Bank is about 225 mi east of Nicaragua.
Located on Southwest Cay. |
| CL 4 |
Banco Roncador |
Roncador Bank is about 135 mi northeast of San Andres.
Located at the northernmost point of the reef. |
| CL 5 |
Cayo Palma |
Located on a reef off the northernmost point of Isla
Providencia. Accessible only by boat. |
Caribbean Coast
| CL 6 |
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Isla Fuerte
Isla Fuerte is an island about 6 mi off the coast at the southern
entrance to the Golfo de Morrosquillo. Resorts on the island are popular
with scuba divers. Located on the east side of the island.
Photo courtesy fabergallego2
[webshots] |
| CL 7 |
Castillo Grande (Cartagena)
latitude 10º 23' 28.4" N longitude 75º 32' 41.7" W
Castillo Grande is an upscale neighborhood accessible
to tourists. Located at the end of a peninsula sheltering the inner
harbor of Cartagena.
Photo courtesy trackmama1 [webshots] |
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| CL 8 |
Galerazamba (Punta Galera)
latitude 10º 47' 6" N
longitude 75º 15' 59" W
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Located on a headland about halfway between Cartagena
and Barranquilla |
| CL 9 |
Punta Hermosa |
Located on a headland near Barranquilla. |
| CL 10 |
Morro Grande (Santa Marta)
latitude 11º 14' 60" N
longitude 74º 13' 49.4" W
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Located on a steep-sided island in the entrance to the
harbor of Santa Marta |
| CL 11 |
Riohacha |
Located in Riohacha, a port about 150 km east of Santa
Marta. |
| CL 12 |
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Cabo de la Vela
Cabo de la Vela is a "resort area" (rustic, not 5*), and tourists often
hike to the
lighthouse to enjoy the spectacular view. This area is
very far removed (takes 4 hours by rough road
and in absence of road across the desert from Riohacha).This photo highlights
the sail shaped rock, which is where the name of the cape ("Vela") came
from.
Photo courtesy Emilie Baird de Vargas [Flickr] |
| CL 13 |
Punta Gallinas
latitude 12º 27' 28.3" N
longitude 71º 40' 4.5" W
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This modest tower is the northernmost lighthouse of
South America, standing at latitude 12° 27.5' north. Located on the
cape, about 18 km north of Inosu.
Only access is by 4WD. |
Pacific Coast
| CL 14 |
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Parque de Buenaventura
This lighthouse is located in a public park on the
waterfront in Buenaventura, Colombia's principal port on the Pacific.
Photo courtesy Shaun McRae [wikipedia] |
| CL 15 |
Tumaco (Morro Island) |
The lighthouse is located on a Colombian naval base.
Located on an island sheltering the harbor of Tumaco on Colombia's
southernmost coast. |
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