Tamaulipas
| MX 1 |
Río Bravo
(lat. 26º 3' 48.5" N
long. 97º 9' 10.4" W)
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Located in Matamoros on the south side of the entrance
to the Rio Grande, which is called the Rio Bravo del Norte in Mexico. |
| MX 2 |
El Mezquital |
Located about 20 km south of Río Bravo. |
| MX 3 |
Canal de Chavez |
This lighthouse marks an artificial channel cut through the barrier
beach. Located on the beach 70 km south of the Río Bravo. |
| MX 4 |
La Carbonera |
Located on the beach about 60 km south of El Mezquital. |
| MX 5 |
La Pesca |
The lighthouse marks the southern entrance to the Laguna Madre.
Accessible by road. |
| MX 6 |
Punta Jerez |
Punta Jerez, about 70 km north of Tampico, is not a cape but only a
subtle bend in the barrier beach. This remote location is best reached
by boat |
| MX 7 |
Altamira
(lat. 22º 29' 33.9" N
long. 97º 51' 47" W)
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Altamira is a new port constructed on the north side of the Tampico
metropolitan area. Located on the
north side of the harbor entrance. |
| MX 8 |
Tampico
(Madero) |
The lighthouse was designed by U.S. engineers and prefabricated in
Pittsburgh. It is the only surviving example of its design. Located in
an industrial area on the north side of the entrance to the Río Pánuco,
about ¾ mi from the open Gulf of Mexico |
Veracruz
| MX 9 |
Isla de Lobos |
The island is located about 40 km southeast of Cabo
Rojo in northern Veracruz. Accessible only by boat.
(There's also an Isla de Lobos in Peru) |
| MX 10 |
La Barra (1930s) (Túxpan) |
Located on the playa norte
(north beach) of Túxpan, somewhere to the north of the present
lighthouse. |
| MX 11 |
La Barra
(new) (Túxpan)
Located on the north side of the entrance to the Río
Túxpan in Túxpan.
Photo courtesy Carlos [pBase] |
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| MX 12 |
Barra de Cazones
(lat. 20º 43' 38.2" N long. 97º 12' 5.8" W)
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Barra de Cazones is a small port about 35 km southeast
of Túxpan. |
| MX 13 |
Tecolutla
Located on the Avenida Hidalgo in the center of
Tecolutla, a small coastal town at the mouth of the Río Tecolutla about
65 km southeast of Túxpan.
Photo courtesy jonw55 [webshots] |
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| MX 14 |
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Río Nautla
Nautla is on the coast roughly halfway from Cabo Rojo
to Veracruz.
Photo courtesy Sibyl Lopez [Flickr]
March 2007 |
| MX 16 |
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Veracruz (1796) (San Juan de Ulúa) Located on one of the seaward corners of the
star-shaped Fuerte de San Juan de Ulúa, the historic fortress that
guarded Veracruz from early in the 16th century. The site is one of the
principal tourist attractions of the city.
Photo courtesy Bill Masterson [webshots] |
| MX 17 |
Veracruz (1872) (Convento de San Francisco, Faro Benito Juárez) |
Still recognized as having been a lighthouse, the tower
is now called the Faro Benito Juárez. The building is now a historical
museum. Located on the Calle Benito Juárez y Morelos in downtown
Veracruz. |
| MX 18 |
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Veracruz (1910) (Faro Venustiano Carranza)
Located on the waterfront (the Malecón) in downtown
Veracruz.
Photo courtesy J Livens [webshots] |
| MX 19 |
Isla
de Sacrificios
The
lighthouse is on a small island
southeast of the harbor of Veracruz; the
island is famous as the place where the conquistador Hernan Cortéz
landed in 1519.
Photo courtesy fredo1107 [webshots] |
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| MX 20 |
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Arrecife Santiaguillo The island is off the coast about 30 km east southeast
of Veracruz.
Photo courtesy lauraelana [flickr]
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| MX 21 |
Isla de Enmedio |
The island is off the coast about 30 km southeast of
Veracruz. Accessible only by boat. |
| MX 22 |
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Arrecife El Rizo
Located on a barely-exposed reef about 5 km southeast
of the Isla de Enmedio. Accessible only by boat.
Photo courtesy cayucochief [webshots] |
| MX 23 |
Alvarado |
Lighthouse must mark the entrance to the Laguna de
Alvarado, about 40 miles southeast of Veracruz. |
| MX 24 |
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Roca Partida
(lat. 18º 42' 24.1" N long. 95º 11' 19" W)
Located on a headland at Punta Roca Partida.
Photo courtesy "islapajaros" [webshots]
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| MX 25 |
Punta Zapotitlán
(lat. 18º 32' 7.2" N
long. 94º 48' 45.4" W)
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Punta Zapotitlán is a prominent headland jutting into
the Bay of Campeche about 150 km east southeast of Veracruz. |
| MX 26 |
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Cerro del Gavilan (Coatzacoalcos, Museo del Faro)
(lat. 18º 9' 1.8" N long. 94º 24' 2.8" W)
The lighthouse is adjacent to the city museum, which is
called the Museo del Faro. Located on a hill southeast of the harbor
entrance in the city of Coatzacoalcos. Photo courtesy Uriel Akira [Flickr] |
| MX 28 |
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Coatzacoalcos East Breakwater
(lat. 18º 9' 58.8" N long. 94º 24' 45.8" W)
Photo taken from the west breakwater.
Photo courtesy Uriel Akira [Flickr]
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| MX 29 |
Tonalá |
Located on the west side of the entrance to the Río
Tonalá. |
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Tabasco & Campeche
| MX 30 |
Tupilco |
The lighthouse marks a lagoon entrance west of Paraíso. |
| MX 31 |
Frontera
(lat. 18º 36' 46.5" N long. 92º 41' 18.8" W)
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This lighthouse marks the entrance to the Río Grijalva,
a major river that has created a small delta called Punta Frontera.
Located on the east side of the entrance, about 8 km northwest of the
city of Frontera. |
| MX 32 |
Xicalango (Range Rear)
(lat. 18º 37' 40.4" N long. 91º 53' 59.1" W)
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The range guides vessels into the western entrance to
the Laguna de Terminos west of Ciudad del Carmen. Located beside highway
180 about 6 km west of the bridge crossing the inlet from Ciudad del
Carmen. |
| MX 33 |
Punta Atalaya (Ciudad del Carmen)
Located on the west end of Isla del Cármen, marking the
east side of the western entrance to the Laguna de Términos, west of
Ciudad del Cármen.
Photo courtesy Ninfa Urania [Trekearth] |
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| MX 34 |
Punta del Tigre Range Rear (Faro del Tigre, Isla Aguada) |
Located at the northeastern entrance to the Laguna de
Términos, about 40 km northeast of Ciudad del Cármen. |
| MX 35 |
Champotón (Río Champotón)
The lighthouse marks the river entrance in Champotón
about 60 km south southwest of Campeche.
Photo courtesy Uriel Akira [Flickr] |
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| MX 36 |
Punta Morro |
The lighthouse marks a headland about 30 km southwest
of Campeche. |
| MX 37 |
Campeche
(lat. 19º 51' 21.6" N long. 90º 31' 12" W)
The lighthouse is one of the two steeples of an 18th
century church, the Templo de San José, converted to a light tower.
Photo courtesy lol-ita
[Flickr] |
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| MX 38 |
Isla Arena |
Located on an island just offshore near Calkiní, about
25 km south of Celestún. |
Offshore
| MX 39 |
Cayos Arcas (Range Rear)
The
reef is located in the Bay of Campeche about 160 km west of Campeche
city.
Photo courtesy biicusicaru [webshots] |
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| MX 40 |
Arrecife Triángulo Oeste (West Triangle Reef) |
The
reef is
located in the Bay of Campeche about 190 km west of Celestún. |
| MX 41 |
Cayo Arenas
The
cay is far
out in the Gulf about 200 km northwest of El Palmar, the
northwesternmost point of the Yucatán Peninsula.
Photo courtesy Morza2006 [webshots] |
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| MX 42 |
Isla Pérez |
According
to the Spanish text the lighthouse is one of nine cast iron towers built
in Mexico by the British firm Chance Brothers. The
cay, largest island
of the Arrecife Alacrán (Scorpion Reef) is in the Gulf about 50 km
northeast of Progreso. |
Yucatán
| MX 43 |
Celestún (Cozumel Island)
(lat. 20º 51' 31.8" N long. 90º 24' 6.2" W)
The second tower is perhaps an older, abandoned lighthouse.
Located on the beach in the center of Celestún, which is
accessible by a paved road (RF 281) from Mérida.
Photo courtesy CD Summers [webshots] |
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| MX 44 |
Punta Palmas (El Palmar) |
This is Mexico's tallest lighthouse. Located at El
Palmar, the northwestern corner of the peninsula, north of Celestún.
Accessible by boat or by 4WD vehicle over dirt roads from Celestún. |
| MX 45 |
Sisal
Located in Sisal, the historic seaport of the Yucatán,
about 40 km northwest of Mérida.
Photo courtesy s1021201 [webshots] |
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| MX 46 |
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Progreso
Progreso is the modern seaport of the Yucatán, about 32
km north of Mérida. Located in the downtown section of the city, two
blocks from the ocean.
Photo courtesy gperr007 [Webshots]
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| MX 47 |
Telchac |
Located just off the beach at Telchac Puerto about 55
km east of Progreso. |
| MX 48 |
Yalkubul
(lat. 21º 431 17.4" N long. 88º 37' 1.1" W)
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Located on the beach about 120 km east of Progreso and
15 mi west of Río Lagartos. It may be accessible only by boat. |
| MX 49 |
Río Lagartos
Located on the tip of a peninsula in Río Lagartos.
Photo courtesy cheyox2 [webshots] |
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| MX 50 |
Monte de Cuyo |
Located on the main street in El Cuyo, a beach town
about 30 miles west of Cabo Catoche. |
Quintana Roo
| MX 51 |
Cabo Catoche |
Located at Cabo Catoche, the northeastern tip of
Yucatan. Accessible only by boat. |
| MX 52 |
Isla Contoy
(lat. 21º 31' 43.2" N long. 86º 48' 7.8" W)
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The island,
famous for its birds and cora reefs, is about 18 miles north of Isla
Mujeres.
Tours
available from Isla Mujeres. Located at the north end of
the narrow island |
| MX 53 |
Piedra la Carbonera Range Rear (Isla Mujeres) |
This is the taller of the two Isla Mujeres lighthouses,
and it stands in the middle of a street intersection, but photos of it
are curiously scarce. Located at the northwestern point of the island
and the north end of the harbor. |
| MX 54 |
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Piedra la Carbonera Range Front
Photo courtesy tripnmonky [webshots]
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| MX 55 |
Isla Mujeres (Punta Sur)
It appears that the keeper's house is now a gift shop.
Located in an ecological and historical park at the southern tip of Isla
Mujeres.
Photo courtesy Melissa McCloud [Flickr] |
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| MX 56 |
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Cancún
(lat. 21º 8' 16.8" N long. 86º 44' 26.9" W)
Located at Punta Cancún at the northeast point of the
resort area.
Photo courtesy Allen Mason [Flickr]
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| MX 56 P |
Gran Puerto
Near Puerto Juárez I'm guessing this is a faux light because it's no listed anywhere, but it sure is striking.
Photo courtesy Allen Mason [Flickr] |
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| MX 57 |
Puerto Morelos
Located on the beach in Puerto Morelos, about 30 km
south of Cancún.
Photo courtesy Jubilo Haku [Flickr] |
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| MX 58 |
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Punta Molas Located at the northern tip of Cozumel; accessible by 4
wheel drive vehicles over a very rough road.
Photo courtesy John B Caddell [jbcphotos]
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| MX 59 |
San Miguel
de Cozumel (old) (Punta Langosta)
Located on the waterfront, near the cruise ship
terminal, in San Miguel de Cozumel on the west side of the island.
Photo courtesy John B Caddell [jbcphotos]
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| MX 60 |
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San Miguel
de Cozumel (2000) (Punta Ealetita)
Located about 1 mile south of San Miguel de Cozumel on
the west side of the island.
Photo courtesy Will C. Fry [Flickr] |
| MX 61 |
Punta Celeraín
Located in an ecological reserve at the southern end of
the island of Cozumel.
Photo courtesy John B Caddell [jbcphotos] |
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| MX 63 |
Tulum
About 1200 AD. Rubblestone pyramid crowned by a square
temple structure with two small openings facing the sea. Built by the
Maya, this structure was used ingeniously as a lighthouse to guide
returning fisherman.
Photo courtesy John B Caddell [jbcphotos] |
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| MX 64 |
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Punta
Allen
The lighthouse is in the village of Punta Allen about
40 km south of Tulum, marking the entrance to the Bahía de la Ascensión.
Photo courtesy Yvonne Riba [Flickr]
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| MX 65 |
Punta Herrero |
Punta Herrero is at the end of a long,
northward-pointing sand spit that encloses the Laguna del Espíritu
Santo. Located at the end of the
road in Punta Herrero. |
| MX 65A |
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Mahahual Not much is known about this light.
The description in the NGA list describes the metal tower, not the tall
concrete one.
Photo courtesy ahl961 [webshots]
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| MX 66 |
X'calak
The name is pronounced "shkalak." Located at X'calak,
the southernmost point of Quintana Roo, across from Ambergris Cay,
Belize. Accessible by ferry from Chetumal.
Photo courtesy Riona MacNamara [Flickr]
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| MX 67 |
Ciudad Chetumal (Payo Obispo)
(lat. 18º 29' 33.6" N long. 88º 17' 50.7" W)
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Located on Boulevard Bahía in downtown Chetumal |
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