Centro, Puerto Vallarta

Centro, Puerto Vallarta
Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Centro, or Downtown, is the historic center of Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.^[1]

The district is north of Zona Romántica and the Cuale River, and south of 5 de Diciembre.

Features[]

Los Arcos

Centro features Rosita Beach. The district has many landmarks, including the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Los Arcos, the Malecón and its many sculptures, and Plaza de Armas.^[2]

Public art[]

Sculptures along the Malecón include The Boy on the Seahorse by Rafael Zamarripa, Erizados (2006), the Friendship Fountain (1987), The Good Fortune Unicorn, In Search of Reason (2000) by Sergio Bustamante, Millennium (2001), Nature as Mother, Nostalgia (1984), Origin and Destination (2011), Rain, The Rotunda by the Sea (1996) by Alejandro Colunga, the statue of Paschal Baylón, The Subtle Stone Eater (2006), Tritón y Sirena (1990), and Vallarta Dancers by Jim Demetro. Previously, the statue of Lorena Ochoa (2012) was also installed along the Malecón. Plaza de Armas has a statue of Ignacio Vallarta.

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