The 50-metre white stone lighthouse of Punta Pechiguera

The Pechiguera Lighthouse stands on a barren promontory of volcanic rocks on the south-western end of the Canary island of Lanzarote. There are two lighthouses at this location. The original lighthouse was designed by the engineer Juan de León y Castillo and opened in 1866. It consisted of a 10-metre tower at the front of a single-storey keeper's house before being deactivated in 1988.

The new lighthouse, built from white stone, replaced the original structure. It is one of the tallest lighthouses in the Canaries at 50 metres in height. With a focal height of 55 metres above the sea, its light can be seen for 17 nautical miles and consists of three flashes of white light every thirty seconds.

In conjunction with the lights at Tostón and Punta Martiño, it marks the narrow La Bocayna strait that separates the islands of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. While the promontory was originally quite isolated, it is now being encroached upon by coastal developments from the Playa Blanca resort. A coastal walkway links the lighthouse with the centre of the resort, which consists of a paved promenade or esplanade along the seafront.

The original lighthouse was registered as a Bien de Interés Cultural in the listing for Las Palmas in 2002. In 2008, Pechiguera was depicted in a set of six commemorative stamps by the Spanish postal service Correos along with five other lighthouses.

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