Claromecó is a small seaside town reached from Tres Arroyos by provincial road, founded in 1920, with a fishing community, rentals and the tallest lighthouse in the southern hemisphere.
| Type | Place |
| Spanish entry | Claromecó |
Description
“It is very small”, yet it is the only point on that coast recorded with services: rentals, fishing, lighthouse. It is a developing resort where people from Tres Arroyos go for the coast: “there is a place to rent”, “people stay there on the coast”. Its size is “not too big, under 60”, with no unit given.
The lighthouse
“The tallest lighthouse in the south”, “50-odd meters” high. Those who explored the area identify it as “the double” of the Cape May lighthouse in New Jersey: twin lighthouses, one at each end of the continent. This is the company’s belief, not something the world has established.
The Claromecó–Beloc axis
A pickup truck goes about thirty kilometers inland to Beloc, site of the Echegoyen estancia; the two are distinct localities. The town receives, lodges and dispatches; the estancia waits inland.
Conflicting accounts
- One itinerary puts Claromecó 70 km from Tres Arroyos; another, 500 km south.
Open questions
- The lighthouse’s material, color, condition, operation and keeper are not recorded, nor the town’s houses, streets and prices.
- What ties Claromecó, Beloc and the estancia is unknown.
- Whether anything real lies behind the twin lighthouses is unverified.