Punta Pariñas Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Punta Pariñas Lighthouse
This conical concrete lighthouse was built and first lit in 1974. The tower stands 18 meters tall and is painted white with a single red horizontal band. Its light emits a white flash every 10 seconds. Located near La Brea, it marks the westernmost point of South America, at longitude 81° 19' 40 west. The site is open to visitors, though the tower itself is closed. The nearest port is Talara, located 6.7 kilometers away.
Why it matters: This lighthouse delineates the westernmost extremity of the South American continent, serving as a critical reference point for vessels and ensuring safe passage around the Punta Pariñas cape.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 73m
- Geographic Range
- 21.8NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1974
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 18m
- Tower Shape
- conical
- Tower Color
- white with a single red horizontal band
- Material
- concrete
Structure: conical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with a single red horizontal band
Location
- City
- La Brea
- Country
- 🇵🇪Peru
- Region
- Piura
- Sea Region
- Marks the westernmost point of South America at longitude 81° 19' 40 west, with a popular beach just south of the cape and a headland where visitors can see seals below.
- Latitude
- -4.6699°
- Longitude
- -81.3273°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Talara(6.7 km)
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