Punta de Puntarenas Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Punta de Puntarenas Lighthouse
Also known as: Punta de Puntarenas (Barrio el Carmen)
A cylindrical black tower stands 13 meters tall, topped with a lantern and gallery. This structure, with a focal height of 17 meters, emits a white light with a single flash every 5 seconds. The lighthouse is situated on the extremity of the long spit that defines the Puntarenas harbor. Its geographic range is 12.4 nautical miles. The current station was re-established and first lit in 2014, replacing an earlier light that had been inactive for many years.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks the location of Costa Rica's oldest maritime navigational aid, originally established in 1856.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 5s
- Focal Height
- 17m
- Geographic Range
- 12.4NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 2014
Significant events: Station established 1856, inactive for many years, re-established 2014
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 13m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- black
Structure: round tower with lantern and gallery
Location
- City
- Puntarenas
- Country
- 🇨🇷Costa Rica
- Region
- Puntarenas Province
- Sea Region
- Located on the tip of the long spit of Puntarenas
- Latitude
- 9.9766°
- Longitude
- -84.8512°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Puntarenas(1.2 km)
- ARLHS No.
- COS-007
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