La Marina Lighthouse
La Marina Lighthouse is an active lighthouse set in parkland on high cliffs above the Pacific Ocean, in the Miraflores district of Lima, the capital of Peru. It is one of the most famous and visited lighthouses in the country.Photo: Alex Proimos, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: lighthouse in Peru
- Also known as: “Faro la Marina”, “Marina Lighthouse”, and “Miraflores Lighthouse (Lima)”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Love Park and Huaca Pucllana.
Love Park
Park
Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alberto Andrade Carmona Park, better known as Love Park, is a public park in Lima, Peru. Love Park is situated 530 metres southeast of La Marina Lighthouse.
Huaca Pucllana
Archaeological site
Photo: McKay Savage, CC BY 2.0.
Huaca Pucllana, or Huaca Juliana, is a great adobe and clay pyramid located in the Miraflores district of central Lima, Peru, built from seven staggered platforms. Huaca Pucllana is situated 1½ km northeast of La Marina Lighthouse.
Miraflores Central Park
Park
Photo: Catatine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Miraflores Central Park, commonly known as Kennedy Park, is a public park located in Miraflores, Lima, Peru. The park serves the district's main square, and is divided into two areas, one of which gives the park its common name.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barranco and Urb. Los Sauces I.
Barranco
Barranco is a suburb or barrio of Lima the capital city of Peru. Barranco is south of Miraflores with many clubs and cafes popular among college students in Lima.
Urb. Los Sauces I
Neighborhood
Photo: El Surquillano, CC0.
Urb. Los Sauces I is a neighborhood, which is situated 4 km east of La Marina Lighthouse.
West Lima
Western Lima includes the Chorrillos, San Isidro, Magdalena del Mar, Pueblo Libre, San Miguel districts of Lima, to the south of the Rimac River and west of Av. Arequipa. The related districts of Central Lima, Miraflores and Barranco have their own pages.
La Marina Lighthouse
- Categories: lighthouse and tourism
- Location: Miraflores, Lima, Lima region, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-12.12367° or 12° 7′ 25″ southLongitude
-77.04015° or 77° 2′ 25″ westElevation
86 metres (282 feet)Inception
1900Height
22 metres (72 feet)Operator
Marina de Guerra del PerúOpen location code
57V4VXG5+GWOpenStreetMap ID
node 7557593769OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q17632070
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Spanish—“La Marina Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “লা মেরিনা বাতিঘর”
- German: “Faro La Marina”
- Romanian: “Farul La Marina”
- Russian: “Маяк Ла Марина”
- Spanish: “Faro de la Marina”
- Spanish: “Faro de Miraflores”
- Spanish: “Faro la Marina”
- Spanish: “La Marina”
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