Monumental Lighthouse
La Serena, Coquimbo, Chile
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Lighthouse built by the Chilean Navy by the civil engineer Mr. Cisternas Larenas, during the development of the Serena plan, between 1948 and 1952. Its construction was carried out in 1950, by express statement of the President of the Republic Mr. Gabriel González Videla. On October 24, 1953, this structure was delivered to the Mayor Juan Cortéz Alcayata of the Illustrious Municipality of La Serena, later its lighting system was eliminated, leaving it in letters and publications as a notable point that serves to take reference. On November 7, 1985, the then Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Admiral Don José Toribio Merino Castro delivered the lighthouse as a tourist resource for the city to the then Mayor, Mr. Eugenio Munizaga Rodríguez. On May 12, 1896, the Maritime Governor of Coquimbo officially handed over the La Serena Monumental Lighthouse to the Illustrious Municipality of La Serena, in order to offer a tourist attraction with it, taking charge of its maintenance.
Later, in December 1996, the new signal was inaugurated with a P.B.B. modified with a luminous range of 20 nautical miles.
Erected to the west of Av. Francisco de Aguirre and next to the sea.
La Serena is 472 km away. north of Santiago de Chile, 12 km. north of Coquimbo, 254 km. from Los Vilos and 88 km. of Ovalle. It can be reached:
By plane
There are daily frequencies from Santiago de Chile, Iquique, Antofagasta and Copiapó that arrive at the La Florida international air terminal in La Serena. Check the departure times.
By car
From Santiago de Chile you must travel along the north pan-American highway Km. 473 on a completely paved two-way road. From anywhere in the south travel the same route.
If you are traveling from the north, you must continue south on the Pan-American Highway or Route 5 to La Serena.
By bus
There are continuous frequencies from Coquimbo. From Santiago there are several routes during the day that you should consult at the respective end.
Boat
If you wish to arrive by sea, you must travel to the port of Coquimbo, where you must access another type of transportation that will take you through the 12 km. to La Serena. You can hire a taxi.
This lighthouse is in the regional tourist plan of the Municipality of La Serena and Sernatur. It is a landmark of the city, its façade is purely decorative and can be admired at night from all sectors of the city. Currently, the Municipality delivered this structure to a concessionaire, occupying the first floor as a soda fountain and restaurant. Annually it is visited by more than 10,000 people.
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