La Marina Lighthouse
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La Marina Lighthouse
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 La Marina Lighthouse
Peru
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| Location | Miraflores Lima Peru |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Year first constructed | 1900 |
| Year first lit | 1972 (relocated) |
| Foundation | concrete |
| Construction | metal tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with gallery and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | blue navy painted with two white horizontal bands, blue lantern |
| Height | 22 metres (72 ft) |
| Focal height | 108 metres (354 ft) |
| Light source | mains power |
| Range | 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) |
| Admiralty number | G2046 |
| NGA number | 111-0836 |
| ARLHS number | PER-010 |
| Peru number | PE-22166 |
La Marina Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro la Marina) is an active lighthouse set in parkland on high cliffs above the Pacific Ocean, in Miraflores a district of Lima, the capital of Peru. It is one of the most famous and visited lighthouses in the country.[1]
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History
The lighthouse was originally constructed in 1900 at Punta Coles, a headland near Ilo, but in 1973 it was dismantled and reconstructed in Miraflores.[1] It is situated in the appropriately named Parque el Faro, one of a number of popular parks above the cliffs in the city, which commemorates a century of Peruvian navigation.[2]
It consists of an 22 metres (72 ft) iron tower, with a gallery and lantern, painted a very dark blue, with two white bands.[1]
With a focal height of 108 metres (354 ft) above the sea, its light can be seen for 18 nautical miles, and consists of a pattern of three flashes of white light, over a period of fifteen seconds.[3][1]
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