Faro de Pechiguera

An interesting and picturesque place is the lighthouse of Punta Pechiguera, a lighthouse that is located in the municipality of Yaiza, in the southern part of the island Lanzarote and which serves as a guide for boats passing through the strait of La Bocayna, which is a maritime passage that separates the islands from Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.

The characteristics of the Faro Pechiguera have the following characteristics: it is of 4º order of fixed white light, it was inaugurated in 1866. It is a building of rectangular plant and is divided in three parts by On one side we find the house of the lighthouse keepers, on the other hand we have the tower and finally the lighthouse has the store.

With regard to the exterior of the building, it has arched windows framed in stonework, and also highlights the ashlar ornaments finished on the cornice of the lighthouse. The same building acts as a shoe to withstand the pushes of the cylindrical tower of basaltic ashlar, being crowned by the machinery of the lamp that emits the light. A lantern raised about 15.6 meters above sea level and 9.5 from its point where it is anchored in the rock.

The old lighthouse was declared Good of Cultural Interest (BIC) by the Government of the Canary Islands on December 20, 2002.