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Tumba del Caracol, Punta Sur. The Celarain lighthouse (Faro de Celarain) sits on the Punta Sur promontory (Punta Celarain) and is part of a nautical museum. Just northeast of it is the Caracol (Tumba del Caracol), a Maya building erected during the post-classic period. There is a persistent myth, often repeated by tour guides, that the building ...
The land formation later known as Point Sur is visible at sea for 10 miles (16 km) and was first mentioned in the logs of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo in 1552. Sebastian Viscaino visited the area in the early 1600s, and his 1603 map names the promontory "Punta que Parece Isla" (meaning "Point that looks like an island").
Isla de Sacrificios Lighthouse [3] Isla de Sacrificios 19°10′30″N 96°5′30″W: 1960s: 39: 42: 22: 110-15380: Islas de Todos Santos Lighthouse [15] Isla Todos Santos 31°48′42″N 116°48′30″W: 30: 48: 22: 111-14364: Isla Maria Madre Lighthouse [16] Isla María Madre 21°36′36″N 106°32′0″W: 7: 62: 17: 111-15028: Isla ...
Isla Mujeres (Spanish pronunciation: ['isla mu'xeɾes], Spanish for "Women Island", formally “Isla de Mujeres”) is an island where the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea meet, about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) off the Yucatán Peninsula coast in the State of Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) long and 650 metres ...
The Devil's Throat (Spanish: La Garganta del Diablo) [1] is an underwater cave formation near the island of Cozumel, Mexico, at Punta Sur in the Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park; it starts at approximately 80 feet (24 m) of depth and opens up at approximately 135 ft (41 m) - right at the edge of recreational dive limits.
Approximate boundaries of the Big Sur region. Big Sur is not an incorporated town but a region without formal boundaries in California's Central Coast region. [17] The region is often confused with the small community of buildings and services 26 miles (42 km) south of Carmel in the Big Sur River valley, sometimes referred to by locals as Big Sur Village, but officially known as Big Sur. [17 ...
Isla Natividad at the bottom Isla Natividad is an island in the Pacific Ocean 6 km west off Punta Eugenia , the northwestern headland of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur . 200 meters off its northwestern end lies Roca María at 27°53′33″N 115°13′19″W / 27.89250°N 115.22194°W / 27.89250; -115.22194 , with an area ...
Puerto Sur Airport (ICAO: SCIS) is an airport serving Isla Santa María, a Pacific island in the Bío Bío Region of Chile. The island is 31 kilometres (19 mi) west of Coronel. Northeast approach and departure are over the water. The Concepcion VOR-DME (Ident: CAR) is located 27.2 nautical miles (50.4 km) northeast of the airport. [4]