Malecón, Puerto Vallarta

The Malecón in 2010

The Malecón is a 12-block, mile-long esplanade in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.[1][2][3]

Sculptures

The walkway features numerous sculptures, including works by Ramiz Barquet (La nostalgia; English: "Nostalgia"),[4] Sergio Bustamante (En busca de la razón; English: "In Search of Reason"),[5] Alejandro Colunga (La rotonda del Mar; English: "Rotunda of the Sea"),[4][6] Jonás Gutiérrez (El sutil comepiedras), Mathis Lidice (Obras como los milenios), Manuel Lepe (The Fish Sellers' Mosaic), Adrián Reynoso (Naturaleza como madre), Pedro Tello (Origen y destino) and Rafael Zamarripa (El caballito de mar).[1][7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Schulman, Bob (25 April 2012). "Puerto Vallarta: Not Your Father's Malecon". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "The "Malecon"". Banderas News. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Puerto Vallarta's Malecón". Fodor's. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Onstott, Jane (2009). Puerto Vallarta 2010: With Guadalajara, San Blas, and Inland Mountain Towns. Random House. p. 17. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  5. ↑ Derameé, Dino (2 April 2012). "PV's New Malecón: The Jewel of the City". Banderas News. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "PV Honors Sculptor Alejandro Colunga". Banderas News. October 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  7. ↑ Rivera, Ramón. "Puerto Vallarta, una gran caminata con la cultura". Metro Internacional. Retrieved 18 February 2014.

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