The smallest country of Central America, the Republic of El Salvador faces south on the Pacific and borders Guatemala on the west and Honduras on the north. Its ports include Acajutla, in the west of the country, and La Unión on the Gulf of Fonseca in the east. Almost nothing is known about the history or current status of Salvadoran lights, so additional information from visitors to any of these lighthouses would be very welcome. In Spanish the word for a lighthouse is faro, baliza is a beacon, isla is an island, cabo is a cape, punta is a promontory or point of land, péñon is a rock, arrecife is a reef, bahía is a bay, ría is an estuary or inlet, estrecho is a strait, río is a river, and puerto is a port or harbor. Aids to navigation in El Salvador are regulated by the Seaport Authority (Autoridad Marítima Portuaria) and maintained by the respective port authorities in Acajutla and La Unión. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. Admiralty numbers are from volume G of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. NGA Light List numbers are from Publication 111.
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![]() Distant view of Punta Amapala Light, El Jaguey, August 2022 ex-Google Maps photo by NimVEVO |
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Adjoining pages: North: Guatemala Pacific | South: Nicaragua
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Posted July 14, 2010. Checked and revised December 31, 2024. Lighthouses: 7. Site copyright 2024 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.