Malecón Lighthouse (Spanish: "Faro de Malecón", also known simply as "El Faro")[1] is a defunct lighthouse along the Malecón in Centro, Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.[2]
Location | Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico |
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Coordinates | 20°36′37″N 105°14′05″W / 20.61014°N 105.23483°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1932 |
Height | 10 m (33 ft) |
Shape | square pyramid |
Markings | black, white |
Light | |
First lit | 15 August 1932 |
Deactivated | 1970 |
References
edit- ^ http://www.sectur.gob.mx/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/PDF-Puerto-Vallarta.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Mexico: Northwest Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
External links
edit- Media related to Malecón Lighthouse at Wikimedia Commons