Puerto Colombia Light
Puerto Colombia Light, La Ventana de Sueños, 2023 | |
| Location | Puerto Colombia, Atlántico Department, Colombia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 11°00′05.3″N 74°57′10″W / 11.001472°N 74.95278°W |
| Constructed | 2023 |
| Construction | steel scaffold covered with aluminium and glass panels |
| Height | 70 metres (230 ft) |
| Shape | monument representing a sailing ship |
| Markings | blue/green glass with variable color nighttime LED illumination |
| Light | |
| First lit | 2023 |
| Focal height | still unspecified |
| Lens | still unspecified |
| Light source | still unspecified |
| Intensity | still unspecified |
| Range | 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) |
| Colombia no. | still unspecified |
The Puerto Colombia Light, also known as The Window of Dreams (La Ventana de Sueños) is a lighthouse and monument located in Puerto Colombia, Atlántico Department, Colombia. Its construction began in March 2023 in a roundabout near Miramar beach, and was inaugurated within the year, on December 18. Besides being a navigational aid for ships cruising along the Caribbean coast between the nearby port of Barranquilla and Cartagena, it is also a monument dedicated to the many immigrants who entered the country through the port of Puerto Colombia and brought to the country knowledge and technological advances. This is a town that was founded in the mid-1800s and flourished with that important commercial activity until the 1940s, when a new port was built closer to Barranquilla and that of Puerto Colombia was abandoned.