Punta Curaumilla lighthouse, Maritime lighthouse in Valparaíso, Chile.

Punta Curaumilla lighthouse is a white cylindrical tower perched on rocky cliffs along the Pacific Ocean coast of Valparaíso. It stands at roughly 84 meters above sea level and overlooks the busy shipping routes that approach the port.

The lighthouse began operations in 1893 as part of a network of safety structures protecting ships along the Chilean coast. It played a crucial role in guiding vessels through the treacherous waters near this region.

The lighthouse's fog signal sounds three blasts every 30 seconds, audible about 2 nautical miles away, and its light shows one white flash every 15 seconds from a focal height of 84 m. Its keeper's house dates from 1910, seventeen years after the light was inaugurated in 1893. The Chilean Navy's hydrographic and oceanographic service manages the station, listed as ARLHS CHI-014 and Admiralty G1870.

The site is accessible via the cliffs at Punta Curaumilla, where you can get good views of the structure and the ocean. Best reached on foot from nearby Valparaíso, though the paths are rocky and uneven.

The lighthouse carries the international identifiers ARLHS CHI-014, Admiralty G1870 and NGA 111-1272, and its fog signal sounds three blasts every 30 seconds, audible about 2 nautical miles away. Its white flash, at a focal height of 84 metres, repeats every 15 seconds and reaches 16 nautical miles.