| VE 2 |
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Monjes del Sur (2003)
Located at the summit of one of two small islands
in the mouth of the Gulf of Venezuela just off the Colombian coast.
Accessible only by boat.
Photo courtesy Rainer Radloff [hfdx] |
| VE 3 |
Isla
San Carlos (Lago de Maracaibo)
latitude 11º 0' 0.5" N
longitude 71º 36' 15.6" W
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Located on Isla San Carlos the west side of the
entrance to the Lago de Maracaibo. |
| VE 3B |
Punta
Borojó |
Located on a sandy point of land on the
south side of the Gulf of Venezuela. |
| VE 3G |
Guaranao (Punto Fijo)
latitude 11º 40' 0.1" N
longitude 70º 12'
48.3" W
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The green sector guides vessels entering the
Guaranao harbor on the south side of Punto Fijo, a city at the
southwestern corner of the Paraguana Peninsula. Located on a bluff
overlooking the south side of the harbor and city. |
| VE 4 |
Punta Macolla |
Located on the north coast of the Paraguana
Peninsula; it is said that Aruba (Dutch West Indies) can be seen
from the base of the lighthouse. Accessible by hiking trail. |
| VE 5 |
Cabo San Roman
In clear weather the new lighthouse is distantly
visible from Aruba. Located on the beach at the northernmost point
of the Paraguana Peninsula.
Photo courtesy Maxiii [Flickr] |
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| VE 6 |
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Punta Adícora
latitude 11º 56' 36.9" N longitude 69º 48'
13" W
Located on a point of land in the beach resort town
of Adícora, on the east side of the Paraguana Peninsula.
Photo courtesy Jose Cherubini [Flickr]
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| VE 7 |
Puerto Cumarebo |
Puerto Cumarebo is a port town about 25 miles
northeast of Coro. |
| VE 7N |
Cayo Noroeste |
Located on a small cay about 6 km northeast
of Los Boquerones. Accessible only by boat. |
| VE 8 |
Cayo Borracho |
This lighthouse is a twin of the
Isla Chimana
Segunda light.
Located on a small cay about 15 km north of Chichiriviche.
Accessible only by boat. |
| VE 9 |
Punta
Brava
latitude 10º 29' 24.1" N
longitude 68º 0'
31.7" W
|
Apparently located on a headland just north of
Puerto Cabello, the major port of northwestern Venezuela. |
| VE 10 |
Naiguata |
Located in La Guaira, the seaport of Caracas. |
| VE 11 |
Punta Camuri-Grande |
Located in La Guaira, the seaport of Caracas. |
| VE 12 |
Cabo Codera |
Located on a very steep headland about 100 km east
of Caracas. |
| VE 12C |
Ocumare de la Costa |
Puerto Cabello |
| VE 13 |
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Isla
Chimana Segunda
latitude 10º 17' 28.2" N longitude 64º 36'
24.4" W
Tours are available from Puerto La Cruz to the
beach below the lighthouse, known as Playa El Faro, where there is
shelter for day visitors. Located on a bluff at the west end of the
island, roughly 40 km northeast of Puerto La Cruz. Accessible only
by boat.
Photo courtesy Rainer Radloff [hfdx] |
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Venezuelan West Indies
| VE 14 |
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Los Roques
Located on a hill in the center of El Gran Roque, the largest island
of the group. The Islas de los Roques are the islands of a
reef in
the Caribbean about 100 miles north of La Guaira.
Photo courtesy Walter Torres [Flickr] |
| VE 15 |
Isla
Farallón Centinela
The phrase farollón centinela
means "little sentry lighthouse." Located atop an isolated rock in
the Caribbean about 40 km north of Cabo Codera. Accessible only by
boat; landing is difficult.
Photo courtesy Rainer Radloff [hfdx] |
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| VE 16 |
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Cayo Herradura The lighthouse is very similar to the
Isla Chimana
Segunda lighthouse. Cayo Herradura is a cay off the
north coast of Isla La Tortuga, an uninhabited island about 30 km
north of the mainland and 140 km west of Isla de Margarita.
Photo courtesy Yvonne Becker [TrekEarth] |
| VE 17 |
Punta
Palanquete (Punta Charagato) |
Located at the northeastern point of the Isla
Cubagua, about 15 km southwest of Punta de Piedras on the Isla de
Margarita. The island is a popular dstination for scuba divers, and
day trips are available from Punta de Piedras. |
| VE 18 |
La
Puntilla (Porlamar)
latitude 10º 57' 0.9" N
longitude 63º 50'
52.1" W
|
The lighthouse is located east of Calle la Marina
on the waterfront of Porlamar, the principal town of the Isla de
Margarita, on the south coast of the island. The Isla de Margarita
is a large island about 40 km off the northeastern coast of
Venezuela. |
| VE 18M |
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Hilton Marina
latitude 10º 58' 29.5" N longitude 63º 49'
6.8" W
Located on the beach adjacent to the Hilton Marina.
Photo courtesy donnyb1507 [webshots] |
| VE 19 |
Punta Faragoza (Punta Zaragoza)
latitude 11º 7' 29.9" N
longitude 63º
55' 57.4" W
|
Located on a promontory about 10 km southwest of
the northeastern tip of Isla Margarita. Accessible by hiking trail
from a popular beach on the east side of the promontory. |
| VE 20 |
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Isla Aves
Isla Aves (Bird Island) is a small, isolated scrap
of land in the eastern Caribbean, about 200 km west southwest of
Guadeloupe.
Photo courtesy Rainer Radloff [hfdx] |
| VE 21 |
Punta Ballena
latitude 10º 59'51.5" N
longitude 63º 46'
38.6" W
|
Located high on a promontory at the
easternmost point of the Isla Margarita, near Pampatar |
| VE 22 |
Cabo
Negro (Cabo de la Isla)
latitude 11º 10' 19.1" N
longitude 63º 52'
58.9" W
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Located on the northeastern tip of Isla Margarita |
Northeastern Coast
| VE 24 |
Carúpano
(Cerro Miranda) |
Located on a hilltop behind the harbor of Carúpano,
a seaport near the base of the Paría Peninsula in northeastern
Venezuela. |
| VE 25 |
Puerto Santo |
Located on a headland at the west end of a
hammer-head shaped peninsula sheltering the harbor of Puerto Santo. |
| VE 26 |
Cabo Tres
Puntas |
Located on a prominent cape on the north side of
the Paría Peninsula, about 50 km northwest of Güiria. |
| VE 27 |
Punta Mejillones
latitude 10º 42' 24.8" N
longitude 62º 8'
32.6" W
|
Punta Mejillones is a needle-sharp promontory, part
of a ridge that continues underwater as a dangerous reef
perpendicular to the coast. Located on a rock, a summit of the
submerged ridge, about 25 km northeast of Güiria. Accessible only by
boat. |
East Coast
| VE 28 |
Güiria (Recalada Güiria, Güiria Landfall) |
Güiria, on the south side of the Paria Peninsula
facing the Gulf of Paria, is the largest town on the peninsula.
Located northeast of the harbor. |
| VE 29 |
Isla Cotorra |
The Isla Cotorra is on the south side of the Gulf
of Paria; the light here helps guide vessels into the the Serpent's
Mouth, the strait between Venezuela and the southwestern tip of
Trinidad. Located at the northern tip of the island. |
| VE 30 |
Punta Barima |
Located on a promontory on the south side of the
southernmost entrance to the Orinoco River. |
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Colombia
