This page shows the documentation about the Lighthouses of Cuba. Most of the lights are on the north side of Cuba, they are indexed clockwise. In addition, the pictures below are linked to the relevant photo on the web (thus making available to you a higher resolution picture.) I am very grateful to Russ Rowlett at the University of North Carolina for his excellentLighthouse Directory from which I built the outline. Each lighthouse is linked to (in our editorial opinion) the best reference site for that light. LHdirectory |
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CU 1 |
Cabo Corrientes latitude 21° 45' 42.1" N longitude 84° 30' 57.2" W |
Located on the cape, a southwestward prong of Pinar del Río about 50 km southeast of Cabo San Antonio. |
CU 2 |
Cabo San Antonio (Faro de Roncali)
The lighthouse is accessible by 4WD via a dirt road running the 80 km length of the narrow Guanahacabibes peninsula. Located at the extreme western tip of the island, overlooking the Yucatán Strait. ARLHS # CUB-017
Photo courtesy Belén Menendez Solar [panoramio] |
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CU 3 |
Cayo de Buena Vista latitude 22° 24' 5.7" N longitude 84° 26' 41.1" W |
Located at the east end of Cayo Buenavista, an island off Mantua. ARLHS # CUB-003 |
CU 4 |
Cayo Jutias latitude 22° 42' 55.4" N longitude 84° 1' 22" W
The cay is located northwest of the Bahía de Santa Lucia in Pinar del Río. Accessible by bridge from the nearby port of Santa Lucia. ARLHS # CUB-022
Photo courtesy Davide Arioli [Flickr] |
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CU 5 |
Punta Gobernadora (Bahia Honda) latitude 22° 59' 40" N longitude 83° 12' 57.2" W |
Punta Gobernadora is about 3 km northwest of the entrance to Bahía Honda in northwestern Pinar del Río. photo ARLHS # CUB-029 |
CU 6 |
Puerto del Mariel latitude 23° 1' 20.7" N longitude 82° 45' 37.8" W |
The present lighthouse marks the west side of the entrance, about 40 km west of Havana. The first Mariel lighhouse (1902) was established on the east side of the harbor entrance. ARLHS # CUB-036 |
CU 7 |
Rio Santa Ana latitude 23° 3' 20.1" N longitude 82° 32' 29.8" W |
Located about 20 km west of Havana and a similar distance east of Mariel. |
CU 8 |
Darsena de Barlovento (Marina Hemingway) latitude 23° 5' 34.1" N longitude 82° 29' 35.5" W
Marina Hemingway is a large resort development and marina, located about 15 km west of downtown Havana.
Photo courtesy Dmitry Rostopshin [rostoblog] |
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CU 9 |
| Castillo del Morro latitude 23° 9' 0.4" N longitude 82° 21' 25.8" W
The original lighthouse was replaced in 1818 by a round cylindrical masonry tower. Located on the east side of the very narrow entrance to Havana harbor. ARLHS # CUB-009
Photo courtesy Niklas Gustavsson [Flickr] |
CU 10 |
Havana Inner Harbor Range No. 2 Rear latitude 23° 7' 47.3" N longitude 82° 19' 40.2" W |
Located in an industrial area at the southeastern end of Havana harbor. |
CU 11 |
Havana Inner Harbor Range No. 1 Rear latitude 23° 7' 47.8" N longitude 82° 19' 21" W |
Located in an industrial area at the southeastern end of Havana harbor. |
CU 12 |
Canasi (Arcos de Canasí) latitude 23° 8' 46.6" N longitude 81° 48' 1.6" W |
Cuba's highest light stands on a high bluff above the beach north of Arcos de Canasí in the northwest corner of La Habana province. ARLHS # CUB-018 |
CU 13 |
Punta Seboruco latitude 23° 9' 11.9" N longitude 81° 36' 24.8" W |
The original lighthouse was a 66 ft skeletal tower. Located about 8 km north of Matanzas. ARLHS # CUB-034 |
CU 14 |
Punta Maya latitude 23° 5' 39.8" N longitude 81° 28' 28.4" W |
Located on Punta Maya at the east side of the entrance to the Bahía Matanzas. The new lighthouse commemorates the 30th anniversary of the revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power. ARLHS # CUB-032 |
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CU 15 |
Cayo Piedras del Norte (Cardenas) latitude 23° 14' 34.2" N longitude 81° 7' 14" W
Located on a small cay about 8 km northwest of the entrance to the Bahía de Cárdenas. The original lighthouse, a 82 ft wood tower, was destroyed by a hurricane in August 1856. ARLHS # CUB-013
Photo courtesy Chantal Penet [phares] |
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CU 16 |
Cayo Diana latitude 23° 9' 52.6" N longitude 81° 6' 10" W |
Located on a small cay in the center of the entrance to the Bahía de Cárdenas. The present light replaced a 31 ft skeletal tower built in 1931 along with the keeper's house. |
CU 17 |
Cayo Bahía de Cádiz latitude 23° 12' 19.7" N longitude 80° 28' 54.9" W |
Located in the Archipiélago de Sabana off northwestern Villa Clara. Cuba's second tallest lighthouse, this light appears to be a sibling of the Faro Paredón (see below). ARLHS # CUB-015 |
CU 18 |
Cayo Fragoso |
Cayo Fragoso is the largest barrier island of the Sabana-Camaguëy Archipelago north of Caibarién. Located at the northwestern end of the cay |
CU 19 |
Cayo Jaula latitude 22° 34' 10.7" N longitude 78° 30' 52.4" W |
Located on an islet on the reef about 4 km off the northwest coast of Cayo Coco, a large island off the north coast of Ciego de Ávila province. |
CU 20 |
Cayo Paredón Grande (Faro Diego Velázquez, Faro Paredón) latitude 22° 28' 56.1" N longitude 78° 9' 58.1" W
The lighthouse has been named for Diego Velázquez, who first explored the islands off Cuba's north coast in 1514. Located on a small island off the north side of Cayo Romano. Bridges and causeways connect the cay to Cayo Romano, Cayo Coco, and the mainland. (J 4918) ARLHS # CUB-010
Photo courtesy Charmaine McInnis Eastbourne UK [webshots] |
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CU 21 |
| Cayo Confites latitude 22° 11' 10.8" N longitude 77° 39' 40.5" W
Located on an islet on the reef about 12 km north of Cayo Guajaba, a large island northeast of Esmeralda in the Jardines del Rey Archipelago. (J 4922)
Photo courtesy Captain Theo [ListOfLights] |
CU 22 |
Punta Piedra del Mangle |
Located on a promontory of the mainland about 30 km northwest of Gibara. |
CU 23 |
Punta Rasa latitude 21° 9' 0.5" N longitude 76° 7' 50.3" W |
The lighthouse marks the entrance to Gibara in Holguín province. Located on a cape about 4 km north of Gibara. photo ARLHS # CUB-033 |
CU 24 |
Puerto de Vita latitude 21° 6' 51.1" N longitude 75° 52' 42.9" W |
Puerto de Vita is a port about 30 km west of Cabo Lucrecia in Holguín province; it is a common port of entry for yachts arriving in Cuba from the east. Located on a headland on the east side of the entrance. ARLHS # CUB-027 |
CU 25 |
Cabo Lucrecia (Faro Serrano) latitude 21° 4' 18.4" N longitude 75° 37' 13.9" W
Located on the cape, northwest of Banes in Holguín province. It is a well-known tourist attraction, and the keeper's house contains a small museum. ARLHS # CUB-014
Photo courtesy Jesús Martínez Salcedo [panoramio] |
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CU 26 |
Punta Mayari (Bahía de Nipe) latitude 20° 47' 31.1" N longitude 75° 31' 28.9" W |
Located on the east side of the entrance to the Bahía de Nipe ARLHS # CUB-038 |
CU 27 |
Cayo Moa Grande latitude 20° 41' 40.3" N longitude 74° 54' 24.7" W |
Located on a barrier island about 4 km north of Moa. The previous light (before 1940) was on a 108 ft skeletal tower. |
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CU 28 |
Baracoa latitude 20° 21' 10.7" N longitude 74° 29' 58" W |
Located on the waterfront at the southern entrance to the harbor of Baracoa. The light is actually mounted on the small mast at the top of a 4 story building, thus almost invisble. photo |
CU 29 |
Punta Maisi latitude 20° 14' 37.4" N longitude 74° 8' 34.6" W
Located at the extreme eastern tip of the island commanding a view of the Windward Passage. Accessible by road from Baracoa. photo (J 5018) ARLHS # CUB-030
Photo courtesy Captain Theo [ListOfLights] |
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CU 30 |
Punta Maternillos (Faro de Colón) |
The lighthouse, named for Columbus, guards the entrance to Nuevitas, the second most important port of Cuba's north coast, after Havana. Located on the beach at the end of a long spit on the north side of Cayo Sabinal, about 20 km north of Nuevitas. photo ARLHS # CUB-031 |
CU 31 |
Nuevitas (Punta Practicos) |
Located on the east side of the entrance to the narrow passage at the eastern end of Cayo Sabinal, leading to Nuevitas. |
CU 32 |
Cabo Cruz |
This lighthouse marks the southwestern tip of Granma province and the western end of the Sierra Maestra range, about 70 miles north of Jamaica. It was in this area that Fidel Castro and his guerrillas landed in 1956. The photos indicate this lighthouse is very close to the beach; it may be endangered by beach erosion. ARLHS # CUB-016 |
CU 33 |
Cayo Santa Maria |
ARLHS # CUB-025 |
CU 34 |
Cayo Cachiboca |
The lighthouse is located on a cay near the southeastern end of the Jardines de la Reina off the southwestern coast of Camagüey province. ARLHS # CUB-040 |
CU 35 |
Cayo Caimán Grande de Santa Maria |
This lighthouse is located on a tiny cay about 65 km west of Cayo Coco, north of Bahía Buena Vista. ARLHS # CUB-020 |
CU 36 |
Cayo Cinco Balas |
ARLHS # CUB-002 |
CU 37 |
Cayo Frances |
ARLHS # CUB-021 |
CU 38 |
Cayo Breton |
This lighthouse is about 150 km northwest of Cayo Cachiboca, marking the western end of the Jardines de la Reina in Ciego de Ávila province. ARLHS # CUB-041 |
CU 39 |
Cayo Juan Clarito |
ARLHS # CUB-007 |
CU 40 |
Cayo Cruz del Padre (Faro Hernan Cortés)
The light marks the northernmost point of Cuba and warns mariners from the numerous cays off the north coast of Matanzas. ARLHS # CUB-037
Photo courtesy Matanzas Province |
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CU 41 |
Cayo Guano del Este |
Located at the eastern end of the Banco Jardines reef complex, about 60 miles southwest of Cienfuegos. photo ARLHS # CUB-001 |
CU 42 |
De Dios |
ARLHS # CUB-004 |
CU 43 |
Cayo Piedras del Sur (Bahia Cochinos) |
ARLHS # CUB-024 |
CU 44 |
Pasa de Diego Perez |
ARLHS # CUB-005 |
CU 45 |
Cayo Largo |
ARLHS # CUB-008 |
CU 46 |
Rio Yaguanabo |
This lighthouse is on the coast at the entrance to the Río Yaguanabo, about 40 km southeast of Cienfuegos. The keepers maintain a small maritime museum and conduct tours of the tower. photo ARLHS # CUB-035 |
CU 47 |
Batabanó (Surgidero de Batabanó) |
The anchorage (surgidero) of Batabanó is connected to Havana by a railway and serves as a port for the capital on the south side of the island. |
CU 48 |
Los Tres Reves |
ARLHS # CUB-012 |
CU 49 |
Punta Caleta latitude 20° 3' 59.3" N longitude 74° 17' 46.7" W |
Located on a prominent cape about 25 km southwest of Punta Maisí. ARLHS # CUB-039 |
CU 50 |
Windward Point (Punta Barlovento) latitude 19° 53' 33.2" N longitude 75° 9' 47.7" W
Located at the eastern entrance to Guantánamo Bay. ARLHS # GTM-001
Photo courtesy Michael J. Ortiz [Flickr] |
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CU 51 |
| Morro Santiago de Cuba latitude 19° 58' 3.6" N longitude 75° 52' 7.3" W
Located on a headland about 1 km east of the Santiago de Cuba harbor entrance. ARLHS # CUB-026
Photo courtesy Veit Stollberg [Flickr] |
CU 52 |
Aserradero latitude 19° 59' 8.4" N longitude 76° 10' 9" W |
Located on a high bluff about 13 km west of the entrance to Santiago de Cuba |
CU 53 |
Punta de los Colorados latitude 22° 2' 1.4" N longitude 80° 26' 36.6" W |
Located at the eastern entrance to the inner harbor of Cienfuegos, just south of the city. photo ARLHS # CUB-028 |
CU 54 |
Carapachibey (Isla de la Juventud) latitude 21° 28' 7.9" N longitude 83° 4' 26.3" W |
Located on the southeastern coast of the island of Juventud. At the height of 197 ft, this is very tall, but larger lighthouses exist in Argentina and Brazil. ARLHS # CUB-019 |
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