Traveling to the far south for this lighthouse, which I actually searched for using "corona lighthouse". Not related to coronavirus, for some reason I just had a question pop into my head, which was, "I wonder if there is a Punta Corona?" And it turns out there is one.
Punta Corona is on Chile's Isla de Chiloe. It's Chile's largest island and the fourth-largest island in South America. This is where it is.
This light has been there awhile, 1859 in fact. Google Maps says it's Permanently Closed; the LD doesn't agree. Here's what we can learn from the Lighthouse Directory (LD):
"1859 (Enrique Siemen). Active; focal plane 66 m (216 ft); white flash every 10 s. 9 m (30 ft) round cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white with a single red band below the gallery; the lantern roof is also red. ...The lighthouse is at the northern end of the Isla Grande de Chiloé, marking the entrance to Ancud. Accessible by road. Site open, and the station crew will sometimes conduct tours of the tower."
And here are some pictures of it, complete with horse.
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