THE COLONIA DEL SACRAMENTO LIGHTHOUSE IS LOCATED ON THE COAST OF THE RÍO DE LA PLATA, IN COLONIA, URUGUAY. IT WAS BUILT IN JANUARY 1857. CHARACTERISTICS: TWO RED FLASHES EVERY NINE SECONDS. IT IS A CYLINDRICAL TOWER OF WHITE MASONRY WITH A DOME WITH WHITE AND RED RADIAL STRIPES. IT HAS A UNIQUE STRUCTURE WITH A SQUARE BASE AND CYLINDRICAL TOWER THAT REACHES UP TO THE LANTERN, IT WAS BUILT ON ONE OF THE OLD TOWERS OF THE CONVENT OF SAN FRANCISCO, WHOSE REMAINS ARE FOUND AT THE FOOT OF THE LIGHTHOUSE.
ITS HEIGHT IS 26 METERS AND IT HAS A LUMINOUS RANGE OF 7.8 MILES