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This page currently shows the
beginning of the documentation of the Lighthouses of Colombia. 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.)
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| CO 1 |
Banco Serranilla |
Located in the Caribbean about 220 mi
northeast of the Honduran coast. (photo) |
| CO 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. |
| CO 3 |
Banco Serrana |
The Serrana Bank is about 225 mi east of Nicaragua.
Located on Southwest Cay. |
| CO 4 |
Banco Roncador |
Roncador Bank is about 135 mi northeast of San Andres.
Located at the northernmost point of the reef. |
| CO 5 |
Cayo Palma
latitude 13° 24' 1.8" N longitude 81° 22' 14.5" W
Located on a reef off the northernmost point of Isla
Providencia. Accessible only by boat.
Photo courtesy Maqroll [Flickr] |
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| CO 6 |
Castilletes
latitude 11° 51' 6.4" N
longitude 71° 19' 28.8" W |
A 1-story border control station stands a short distance north of the lighthouse.
Located about 600 m north of the Venezuelan border on the southeast side of the Guajira Peninsula.
ARLHS COL-019
(photo) |
| CO 7 |
Punta Espada
latitude 12° 4' 28.1" N
longitude 71° 7' 18.6" W |
The lighthouse marks the easternmost point of the Guajira Peninsula.
Located on a bluff above the cape. ARLHS COL-040
(photo) |
| CO 8 |
Chichibacoa |
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| CO 9 |
Puerto Estrella |
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Caribbean Coast
| CO 10 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. (photo) |
| CO 12 |
Punta Manaure |
Located on a promontory on the east side of Manaure,
a salt-mining town on the west side of the Guajira Peninsula. |
| CO 13 11 |
Riohacha (1986)
latitude 11° 32' 33.3" N longitude 72° 55' 48.3" W |
Located in Riohacha, a port about 150 km east of Santa Marta. The
1857 lantern was mounted on the tower of the cathedral of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios. |
| CO 14 12 |
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] |
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| CO 15 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] |
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| CO 16 9 |
Punta Hermosa |
Located on a headland near Barranquilla. |
| CO 17 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. |
| CO 18 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 |
| CO 19 |
Isla de los Gomez |
arlhs# COL-071 |
| CO 20 |
Nisperal (Cupino Beach Light) |
Northeast of Puerto Columbia. |
| CO 21 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.
(photo) |
| CO 22 |
Punta Canoas |
Located on a steep bluff overlooking the Caribbean about 25 km north of Cartagena.
ARLHS# COL-036 |
| CO 23 |
Cartagena la Merced |
ARLHS# COL-070 |
| CO 24 |
Baluarte de Santo Domingo |
arlhs# COL-068 |
| CO 25 |
Banco Salmedina |
This light marks the beginning of the approach to Cartagena.
Located on a low bank about 8 km off the coast and 16 km west of Cartagena. |
| CO 26 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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| CO 27 |
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Isla Tierra Bomba
Tierra Bomba is a large island sheltering the harbor of Cartagena. Located on one of the
highest points of the island. Site and tower closed. ARLHS# COL-052
Photo courtesy Capt. Peter Mosselberger [liteslist] |
| CO 28 |
Bocachica (Fuerte de San Fernando) |
arlhs# COL-069 |
| CO 29 |
Tesoro Island |
Located on a small island about 25 km southwest of Cartagena.
(photo) |
| CO30 |
Mucura Island |
Isla Múcura is a small island resort in the Islas de San Bernardo, about 80 km southwest of Cartagena. |
| CO 31 |
Ceycen (San Bernardo Island) |
ARLHS# COL-023 |
| CO 32 |
Roca Morrosquillo |
ARLHS# COL-067 |
| CO 33 |
Punta de Piedra |
Located in the Punta de Piedra resort area, about 130 km south of Cartagena. |
| CO 34 |
Tortuguilla Island |
ARLHS# COL-053 |
| CO 35 |
Cabo Tiburon |
This lighthouse marks the Panamanian border and the west side of the entrance of the Gulf
of Urabá. |
| CO 36 |
Punta Caribana |
Located on a prominent cape at the east side of the entrance of the Gulf of Urabá. |
| CO 37 |
Punta Caiman |
Located on a prominent cape on the east side of the Gulf of Urabá, about 25 km north of Turbo. |
| CO 38 |
Punta Yarumal |
Located on a long spit leading to the town of Turbo on the east side of the Gulf of Urabá. |
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Pacific Coast
| CO 39 |
Punta Ardita |
In northwestern Colombia the Baudó mountains rise very steeply from the
Pacific coast, and this lighthouse stands on the northernmost major
promontory. Located about 8 km southeast of the Panamanian
border. |
| CO 40 |
Cabo Marzo |
ARLHS# COL-057 |
| CO 41 |
Punta Solano |
ARLHS# COL-064 |
| CO 42 |
Nuqui |
ARLHS# COL-059 |
| CO 43 |
Punta Charambira |
Located on a low cape about 130 km northwest of Buenaventura. |
| CO 44 |
Isla Palmas |
Located on an island at the northern entrance to the Bahía de Buenaventura. |
| CO 45 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] |
| CO 46 |
Punta Soldado
Located on the south side of the entrance to the harbor of Buenaventura.
Photo courtesy Capt. Peter Mosselberger [liteslist] |
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| CO 47 |
Rio Naya |
ARLHS# COL-066 |
| CO 48 |
Punta Coll (Isla Gorgona) |
Gorgona is an island about 50 km off the Colombian coast halfway
between Buenaventura and Tumaco. Formerly the site of a political prison,
the island is now a national park with facilities for ecotourism. Located at
the northern tip of the island |
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