Malecón, Puerto Vallarta
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| Location | Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico |
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| Coordinates | 20°36′52.955″N 105°13′59.509″W / 20.61470972°N 105.23319694°W |
The Malecón is a 12-block, mile-long esplanade in Puerto Vallarta's Centro and Zona Romántica, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.[1][2][3][4] The waterfront crosses the Cuale River via Puente Río Cuale.
Built between 1935 and 1936, it was expanded between 1940 and 1952. In 2002, the Malecón was destroyed by Hurricane Kenna. After 9 years of repairs, the Malecón was reopened with a wider pedestrian walkway.[4]
On the Malecón there are several restaurants, clothing stores, jewelry stores, and craft vendors.[5][6] Among the features of the place are Los Arcos, the Malecón Lighthouse, and a collection of sculptures.
Sculptures
[edit]The walkway has featured numerous sculptures, including:
- The Boy on the Seahorse (Spanish: "El niño sobre el caballito de mar") by Rafael Zamarripa
- Erizados (2006) by Maritza Vazquez
- The Fish Sellers' Mosaic by Manuel Lepe
- Friendship Fountain (Spanish: "La fuente de la amistad") by James "Bud" Bottoms and Octavio González
- The Good Fortune Unicorn (Spanish: "El Unicornio de la Buena Fortuna") by Anibal Riebeling
- In Search of Reason (Spanish: "En busca de la razón") by Sergio Bustamante[7]
- Millennium (2001) by Mathis Lidice
- Nature as Mother by Adrián Reynoso
- Nostalgia (Spanish: "La nostalgia") by Ramiz Barquet[8]
- Origin and Destination (Spanish: "Origen y destino") by Pedro Tello
- Rain by Jovian
- The Rotunda by the Sea (Spanish: "La rotonda del mar") by Alejandro Colunga[8][9]
- Statue of Lorena Ochoa (installed in 2012; later relocated to Marina Vallarta Golf Club)
- Statue of Paschal Baylón by Ramiz Barquet
- The Subtle Stone Eater (Spanish: "El sutil comepiedras") by Jonás Gutiérrez
- Tritón y Sirena (1990) by Carlos Espino
- Vallarta Dancers by Jim Demetro
- The Washer Woman by Jim Demetro
References
[edit]- ^ Schulman, Bob (25 April 2012). "Puerto Vallarta: Not Your Father's Malecon". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ "The "Malecon"". Banderas News. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ "Puerto Vallarta's Malecón". Fodor's. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ a b "El Malecón de Puerto Vallarta, competencia para cualquier destino de playa" (in Spanish). Guadalajara: Del Mar Boutique Accommodation. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "The Malecon Beach". visitpuertovallarta.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "Malecón: Tours y Actividades" (in Spanish). Expedia. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ Derameé, Dino (2 April 2012). "PV's New Malecón: The Jewel of the City". Banderas News. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ a b Onstott, Jane (2009). Puerto Vallarta 2010: With Guadalajara, San Blas, and Inland Mountain Towns. Random House. p. 17. ISBN 9781400008513. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "PV Honors Sculptor Alejandro Colunga". Banderas News. October 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
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