Matamoros Lighthouse

Matamoros Lighthouse
Faro de Matamoros
Location	Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
Coordinates	20°36′33″N 105°14′01″W / 20.60903°N 105.23361°W
Tower
Constructed	1932
Height	12 m (39 ft)
Shape	square pyramid
Markings	black, white
Light
First lit	15 August 1932
Deactivated	20 August 1970

Matamoros Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Matamoros) is a defunct lighthouse along Matamoros Street, in colonia Centro, Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.^[1]^[2] A beacon, the structure was built by Roberto Alcazar and inaugurated on August 15, 1932. It operated until June 1978, and upon retirement, was deemed a historic landmark.^[3]

In 2006, the structure was remodeled and converted into a lookout with stair access. The structure, now considered a tourist attraction,^[4] provides panoramic views of the city and Banderas Bay.^[5] It was cleaned and graffiti was removed in 2017.^[6]

References

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Mexico: West Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
^ "El Mirador Matamoros, una visita obligada en Puerto Vallarta". Tribuna de la Bahía (in Spanish). 2020-05-22. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
^ "Conoce la baliza que pasó a ser uno de los miradores más concurridos de Puerto Vallarta | Reporte Diario Vallarta". www.reportediario.com.mx. 12 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
^ "Vandalizan el mirador Faro del Cerro". Tribuna de la Bahía (in Spanish). 2020-07-30. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
^ "10 Fabulously Fun - and Free - Things To Do in Puerto Vallarta". Banderas News. Archived from the original on 2017-09-22. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
^ "Le dan "mano de gato" al mirador del Faro". Tribuna de la Bahía (in Spanish). 2017-02-21. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2021-10-23.

External links

Media related to Matamoros Lighthouse at Wikimedia Commons
Where is the Matamoros Lighthouse Lookout in Downtown Puerto Vallarta on YouTube

20°36′32.5″N 105°14′1″W / 20.609028°N 105.23361°W / 20.609028; -105.23361

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[1] Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Mexico: West Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

[2] "El Mirador Matamoros, una visita obligada en Puerto Vallarta". Tribuna de la Bahía (in Spanish). 2020-05-22. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2021-10-23.

[3] "Conoce la baliza que pasó a ser uno de los miradores más concurridos de Puerto Vallarta | Reporte Diario Vallarta". www.reportediario.com.mx. 12 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2021-10-23.

[4] "Vandalizan el mirador Faro del Cerro". Tribuna de la Bahía (in Spanish). 2020-07-30. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2021-10-23.

[5] "10 Fabulously Fun - and Free - Things To Do in Puerto Vallarta". Banderas News. Archived from the original on 2017-09-22. Retrieved 2021-10-23.

[6] "Le dan "mano de gato" al mirador del Faro". Tribuna de la Bahía (in Spanish). 2017-02-21. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2021-10-23.

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v t e Centro, Puerto Vallarta
Buildings and business	Café des Artistes Casa Kimberly Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe Los Arcos Malecón Lighthouse Matamoros Lighthouse Mercado Municipal Río Cuale Presidencia Municipal de Puerto Vallarta
Geography	Malecón Plaza de Armas Rosita Beach
Public art	The Boy on the Seahorse Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton Erizados The Fisherman Friendship Fountain The Good Fortune Unicorn In Search of Reason Millennium The Minstrel's Corner Nature as Mother Nostalgia Origin and Destination Rain The Rotunda by the Sea Statue of Francis of Assisi Statue of Ignacio Vallarta Statue of Lorena Ochoa† Statue of Paschal Baylón The Subtle Stone Eater Tritón y Sirena Vallarta Dancers
Transit	La Iguana Bridge Puente Río Cuale
Key: † Extant but not in Centro Category