The lighthouse is situated on the northwestern coast of the island near to the village of El Cotillo, in the municipality of La Oliva.

In conjunction with the lights at Pechiguera and Punta Martiño, it marks the narrow La Bocayna strait that separates Fuerteventura from the adjacent island of Lanzarote.

[1] The original lighthouse was opened in 1897, and consisted of a 7 m high plain masonry tower on one corner of the single storey keeper's house.

This distinctive 30 m concrete tower, which is white with red bands, has a focal height of 35 m above the sea.

Visitors to the museum which contains an exhibition describing the traditional fishing of the island, can also climb to the top of the 1950s concrete tower.