Pampatar lighthouse

Punta Ballena lighthouse – Pampatar

Punta Ballena lighthouse in La Caranta, Pampatar – about 28 m tall, with a lookout over the sea and Pampatar bay. The colonial fortress of San Carlos de Borromeo and the seafront promenade are close by.

View from the top over the salt ponds and the coast

Turquoise sea right below the lighthouse

A frigatebird over the sea, seen from the lighthouse

**Punta Ballena lighthouse**Photo: Edprada, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

**The lighthouse seen from Las Salinas**Photo: Enzo861, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

**Punta Ballena lighthouse with frigatebirds overhead**Photo: Gianpaolo Silveri, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

**Punta Ballena cliffs seen from the lighthouse**Photo: Pedro Marcano, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

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