Faro Vargas

Faro Vargas
Cabo Cruz
Cuba
Location Cabo Cruz
Granma Province
Cuba
Coordinates 19°50′28″N 77°43′36″W / 19.84111°N 77.726625°W / 19.84111; -77.726625Coordinates: 19°50′28″N 77°43′36″W / 19.84111°N 77.726625°W / 19.84111; -77.726625
Year first constructed 1871
Construction stone tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern unpainted stone tower, grey metallic lantern
Height 32 metres (105 ft)
Focal height 34 metres (112 ft)
Range 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 5s.
Admiralty number J5054
NGA number 13172
ARLHS number CUB-016
Cuba number CU-0679
Managing agent Parque Nacional Desembarco del Granma[1][2]

The Faro Vargas, also known as Faro de Cabo Cruz, is a manned lighthouse located on the southernmost part of Cape Cruz in Cuba. Construction of the 32 metre lighthouse started in 1862 and was finished in 1871. The lighthouse has a height of 32 metres (105 ft), a focal height of 34 metres (112 ft) and emits one white flash every 5 seconds (Fl.(1) 5s).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cuba The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 7 September 2016
  2. ↑ List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals Atlantic Coast. Retrieved 7 September 2016
  • "Faro de Cabo Cruz y casa del farero". Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  • Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cuba". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2010-01-28.


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