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Punta Angeles
Valpariso,
Chile
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General Information
Date Established: 1838
Date Present Tower Built: 1908
Date Automated: 59
Height of Tower: 197 ft.
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Open to Public?: Unknown
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Description
The lighthouse at Punta Angeles was established in 1838, the original tower replaced by a brick tower in 1857 that was destroyed by the earthquake of 1906. The present 59 foot cast iron tower was erected in 1908. The tower was relocated slightly in 1967 inside the grounds of the Punta Angeles Maritime Complex.
The lighthouse, based on photos, is in beautiful condition and the keeper's residence is manned. The tower is white with a broad red band. The lantern room is also painted red. The lighthouse stands atop a bluff with a commanding view of the Pacific Ocean on what I would consider the southern outskirts of the city of Valpariso. This light is definitely one that I plan to physically visit the next time I'm in that part of South America.
We saw the flash of the light in the dark as we were entering Valparaiso but I was unable to get any photographs of this beautiful lighthouse.
A good satellite view is available on Google:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=h&om=1&ll=-33.023013,-71.647709&spn=0.002379,0.00302&z=18
The posted photo is credited to Nick Herber and is from Creative Commons. There is also a really nice night photo of the light in operation on the Chilean Maritime Signalling Service's website, the link to which is provided below.
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