Tour Malecon Sculptures in Puerto Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

If you love outdoor sculptures and the beach, you will love the Malecon sculptures in聽Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The translation for Malecon is an open-air promenade.

Metal sculptures line the one-mile concrete boardwalk in the聽Old Town. Nine different sculptors created iconic works featuring sea horses, lovers, and unicorns, among other subjects. Twelve statues by world-renowned artists also line the boardwalks.

This was the first Malecon sculpture erected in Puerto Vallarta. The sculpture perfectly expresses how I felt on my first visit in December 2023. This city holds out its arms and embraces its visitors, like the young boy who raises his arm high toward the sky.

You鈥檒l find the boy riding the seahorse in the city鈥檚 iconic sign 鈥� Puerto Vallarta. Visitors and locals flock to take their photos with this sculpture.

鈥淭he artist commissioned to聽design and sculpt it聽was Francisco Rafael Zamarripa Casta帽eda, who at the time, 1960, was just 18 years old and had just won the National Sculpture Prize.鈥� ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Tour Malecon Sculptures in Puerto Vallarta
Guide Location: Mexico » Puerto Vallarta
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Teresa Markle
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