Islote Huaquillo Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Islote Huaquillo Lighthouse
This concrete cylindrical tower, built in 1973, stands 16 meters tall and emits a white light with two flashes every 20 seconds. Its focal height reaches 38 meters, providing a geographic range of 16.7 nautical miles. The structure is painted in a distinctive dark blue and white spiral pattern, with the lantern housing also in dark blue. Located on an island near Ancón and connected to the mainland by a footbridge, the lighthouse is part of a naval officers' club and is not accessible to the public. Its unique design makes it a notable feature of the local seascape.
Why it matters: The lighthouse's rare spiral design, painted in dark blue and white, makes it a significant landmark for mariners navigating the coastal waters near Santa Rosa and Ancón.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 4 flashes
- Interval
- 20s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 20s
- Focal Height
- 38m
- Geographic Range
- 16.7NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1973
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Ancon(1.1 km)
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 16m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- in a dark blue and white spiral pattern
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round concrete tower with lantern, painted in a dark blue and white spiral pattern; lantern is dark blue
Location
- Country
- 🇵🇪Peru
- Region
- Lima
- Sea Region
- Island at Santa Rosa, near Ancón, connected to the mainland by a footbridge, part of a naval officers' club.
- Latitude
- -11.7800°
- Longitude
- -77.1950°
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