List of lighthouses in Peru

This is a list of lighthouses in Peru. It includes those maritime lighthouses that are located on the islands and the Pacific coastline of the country, which are named landfall lights, or have a range of at least fifteen nautical miles. Peru also has a number of lighthouses on the western side of Lake Titicaca, these are listed separately.[1][2][3]

Maritime lighthouses
Name Location (coordinates) Year built Tower height (in metres) Focal height (in metres) Range (in nautical miles) Admiralty no.
Ancon Lighthouse Ancón
19861817217G2063.60
Bayovar Lighthouse Port of Bayóvar
19771818419G2127
Boca del Rio Lighthouse Tacna
1982125119G2000.40
Cabo Blanco Lighthouse Cabo Blanco, Peru
1978123916G2153
Caleta Planchada Lighthouse Camaná Province
1976109616G2016
Contralmirante Villar Lighthouse Zorritos
1975186419G2180
Eten Lighthouse 1975101616G2117
Gran Almirante Grau Lighthouse San Lorenzo Island
19731630920G2049
Infiernillos Lighthouse 196184015G2030
Isla Chilca Lighthouse 19741011019G2043
Isla Chincha Lighthouse 1975189317G2033.5
Isla Foca Lighthouse 193156015G2132
Isla Mazorca Lighthouse 1928812715G2068
Islas Lobos De Afuera Lighthouse 1975188627G2112
Isla San Gallán Lighthouse San Gallan Island
[4]		385[5]10[5]G2033
La Marina Lighthouse Miraflores
19732210818G2046
La Punta de Callao Lighthouse 1973414119G2059
Mancora Lighthouse 1978125718G2158
Morro Carretas Lighthouse Salaverry District
[5]		1974[6]17126[5]21[5]G2089
Paita Lighthouse 1974197218G2132.8
Punta Atico Lighthouse Arequipa Department
19291810117G2018
Punta Cabeza Lagarto Lighthouse 198177416G2076
Punta Coles Lighthouse 1973153619G2002
Punta Huacho Lighthouse 1973108119G2071
Punta Islay Lighthouse Islay District
1930136519G2010
Punta Pacasmayo Lighthouse 1967112415G2106
Punta Pariñas Lighthouse Pariñas District
[7]		19741873[5]15[5]G2138[5]
Punta San Juan Lighthouse 1974129517G2028
Punta Talara Lighthouse Pariñas District
1942861[5]19[5]G2140[5]
Punta Thomas Lighthouse 1995186117G2074
Quilca Lighthouse 199769615G2014
San Nicolas Lighthouse 1959184626G2029.40

Lake Titicaca lights

There are six Peruvian lighthouses that aid navigation on the lake.[8]

Name Location Coordinates
Isla Anapia Lighthouse Anapia Island
Isla Suana Lighthouse Suana Island
Punta Chino Lighthouse Tiquillaca District
Punta Pomata Lighthouse Pomata District
Puno Lighthouse Puno
Taquile Island Lighthouse Taquile Island

See also

References
  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Perú". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southern Perú". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  3. List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015. p. 12.
  4. http://listoflights.org/leuchtfeuer/detail?id=39697
  5. NGA List of Lights, Radio Aids and Fog Signals, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Wikidata Q13872896
  6. https://www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/prun.htm
  7. MarineTraffic, Wikidata Q18518862
  8. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Perú: Lake Titicaca". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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