Managing Organization: Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Website: http://www.puertosdetenerife.org/asp/apt_senmarit/detalle.asp?codigo=48
Notes: The original Fuencaliente, it means hot fountains, lighthouse still stands near the new one. Tower Height: 79 Height of Focal Plane: 118 Characteristic and Range: Three white flashes every 18 miles, visible for 14 nautical miles. Description of Tower: White round tower with two red bands.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers? 1903: Grey stone tower and building, 50 feet tall. Date Established: 1903 Date Present Tower Built: ? Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? Grounds only? Directions: Located at the very southernmost tip of La Palma. Reached by a narrow road from a turn-off at Los Canarios. This road is a loop and you can get back to LF1 via the lighthouses and Fuencaliente town. Mapquest URL: Click here to get a map to this lighthouse!
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