Faro de La Serena
The Monumental Lighthouse of La Serena is a Chilean lighthouse located at the Avenida del Mar of La Serena. The structure is one of the most representative of the city and one of the most popular tourist attractions in the area.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Biblioteca Regional Gabriela Mistral and Casa de las Palmeras.
Biblioteca Regional Gabriela Mistral
Library
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Biblioteca Regional Gabriela Mistral is a library, which is situated 1 km east of Faro de La Serena.
Casa de las Palmeras
Museum
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Casa de las Palmeras is a museum, which is situated 1 km east of Faro de La Serena.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tierras Blancas and Coquimbo.
Tierras Blancas
Suburb
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Tierras Blancas is a suburb, which is situated 7 km south of Faro de La Serena.
Coquimbo
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Coquimbo is a city of 257,000 people in Northern Chile. Coquimbo sits on a peninsula, triangular in shape; the old sector of the city is to the east of it, on an extension of land, long and narrow in a north-south direction, at about 10 m above sea level.
Faro de La Serena
- Type: Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: La Serena, Elqui Province, Coquimbo Region, Northern Chile, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-29.90556° or 29° 54′ 20″ southLongitude
-71.27431° or 71° 16′ 28″ westInception
1951Height
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
572C3PVG+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
node 7554880182OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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