Faro Mazatlán

Faro Mazatlán, on the summit of Crestón Island in Mazatlán, Mexico, has guided ships approaching the port since 1879, when a gas lamp replaced earlier torches. Its lighting evolved from oil and kerosene lamps to a rotating lamp in 1905, then to a constant-level lamp by the late 1920s, and finally to electric light in 1933; that system remained until modern equipment was introduced in August 2021. Though the tower is only seven meters high, its hilltop position 157 meters above sea level gives it exceptional prominence. Long regarded as a major landmark, it still serves navigation with radars and a thousand-watt lamp.