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lighthouse of Colonia. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Colonia del Sacramento Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Colonia del Sacramento) is a lighthouse located on the ruins of the Saint Francis Xavier convent in the historic district of Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia Department, Uruguay. It was erected in 1857.

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