Located on the north coast of South America, Venezuela has a long coastline facing the Caribbean Sea. In addition, Venezuela administers a number of islands in a westward extension of the Lesser Antilles chain. The lighthouses of the Isla Margarita and Venezuela's other Caribbean islands are listed on a separate page. Isla Aves, a remote Eastern Caribbean island claimed and occupied by Venezuela, also has a separate page. Only a small number of historic lighthouses remain in service in Venezuela, but there are many modern fiberglass or skeletal towers. Information on both active and inactive towers would be very welcome, and photos of many lighthouses are also needed. In recent years, Venezuela has been carrying out a program to build a number of new lighthouses; the Isla San Carlos and Chimana Segunda light shown below and the Los Monjes light at right are all examples of these new towers. Active lighthouses in Venezuela are owned by the navy and managed by the Oficina Coordinadora de Hydrografía y Navegación (Ochina). ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. Admiralty numbers are from volume J of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA numbers are from Publication 110.
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![]() Punta Brava Light, Puerto Cabello OCHINA photo |
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Information available on lost lighthouses:
Notable faux lighthouses:
Adjoining pages: North: Venezuelan Caribbean | East: Trinidad and Tobago | Southeast: Guyana | West: Colombia
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Posted July 7, 2003. Checked and revised December 14, 2012. Lighthouses: 63. Site copyright 2012 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.