Crestón Island
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Crestón island or 'Crestón hill' is located in the southern part of the mexican city of Mazatlán.
Since 1828, the hill was used as a maritime marker with bonfires to guide ships entering or leaving the port. In 1879, an oil lamp made in France was purchased to improve the function of the campfire, but in 1905 it was replaced by the lighthouse that stands today. Starting in 1930, it stopped being an island, since a stone road was built that linked it with the city of Mazatlán.[1]
It is considered the highest lighthouse built on natural terrain in the world, at 157 meters above sea level.[2]
It is a highly visited site in the city, since the Faro Mazatlán Natural Park is located on the hill. In 2017, a glass bridge was built on the precipice of the hill, with a length of 30 meters, the glass has a thickness that resists up to 5 tons per square meter, the glass area is 18 meters.[3]
Gallery
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View of the hill -
Bridge that connects Cerro del Crestón with Mazatlán -
The Crestón island probably at the beginning of the 20th century
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References
- ^ "Cerro del Crestón: ¡El Nacimiento del Faro Natural más Alto del Mundo!". 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Mazatlan's Hilltop Lighthouse Is Now World's Tallest". 25 December 2015.
- ^ "El Parque Natural Faro Mazatlán en el Cerro del Crestón un Atractivo Natural". 26 January 2022.
External links
Media related to Crestón island at Wikimedia Commons
