Located on the occasionally very windy coast near Tehuantepec, Mexico, this isn't a fancy lighthouse, but it's still flashing.
The Lighthouse Directory informs us about it:
"Date unknown. Active; focal plane 30 m (98 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 8 m (26 ft) hexagonal concrete pillar painted with red and white vertical stripes. Luis Nolasco has a 2021 photo and Google has an indistinct satellite view. The lighthouse is named for the explorer and conqueror Hernán Cortés, who arrived here in 1527. Located on a promontory about 800 m (1/2 mi) south of La Ventosa and 5 km (3 mi) east of Salina Cruz."
Let's see a few pictures and a video. The video is first; the Faro de Cortes appears in it from about 3:00 to 6:00. Around the internet, there are more pictures of the old tower than the new one.
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