Malecón, Puerto Vallarta
Esplanade in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
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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.
The Malecón in 2023 | |
 Interactive map of The Malecón | |
| Location | Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico |
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| Coordinates | 20°36′52.955″N 105°13′59.509″W |
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
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
