In Search of Reason - Sergio Bustamante, Puerto Vallarta Malecon

In Search of Reason – Sergio Bustamante, Puerto Vallarta Malecon

Puerto Vallarta offers great weather, beaches, food, kind locals and many things to do, plus there’s also a lot of culture & art, which spills out onto the streets as well.

If you visit the downtown area, especially the Malecon, you’ll immediately notice there are lots of statues and sculptures along the way, it’s much more fun to know a bit more about them, you’ll enjoy them more and hopefully, it’ll make your stroll all the more entertaining.

Even though there are many statues and sculptures on the Malecon, they are not the only ones in town, you’ll find them all around town and others even further away, like the Marina Vallarta or Los Mangos Library, some of the local artists even have their works in Mismaloya or San Sebastian del Oeste, other towns in Mexico or even the rest of the world.

All the most important sculptures in town (alphabetically)

Ándale Bernardo

Ándale Bernardo by Jim Demetro (2014)

Ándale Bernardo by Jim Demetro (2014)

Angel of Hope and Messenger of Peace

Angel of Hope and Messenger of Peace by Héctor Montes (2007)

Angel of Hope and Messenger of Peace by Héctor Montes (2007)

Crown of the Parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Crown topping the tower of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Puerto Vallarta

Crown of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, by Rafael Parra C., José E. Ramírez G. & Carlos Terres (2009)

Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton - Jim Demetro (2016)

Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton by Jim Demetro (2016)

Eriza-Dos

Eriza-Dos by "Blu" Maritza Vasquez (2007)

Eriza-Dos by “Blu” Maritza Vasquez (2007)

Francisco Medina Ascencio

Francisco Medina Ascencio by Rubén Orozco Loza (2013)

Francisco Medina Ascencio by Rubén Orozco Loza (2013)

Francisco Medina Ascencio

Ignacio L. Vallarta by Miguel Miramontes Carmona (1964)

Ignacio L. Vallarta by Miguel Miramontes Carmona (1964)

In Search of Reason

In Search of Reason by Sergio Bustamante on the Malecon in Puerto Vallarta

In Search of Reason by Sergio Bustamante (2000)

John Huston

John Huston by Carlos Ramírez on Cuale River Island

John Huston by Carlos Ramírez (1988)

Lázaro Cárdenas

Lazaro Cardenas, Parque L. Cárdenas, Romantic Zone

Lazaro Cardenas, Parque L. Cárdenas, Romantic Zone

Lluvia

Lluvia (Rain) Jovian (2020)

Lluvia by Jovian (2020)

Lorena Ochoa

Lorena Ochoa by Octavio Gonzalez Gutiérrez (2012)

Lorena Ochoa by Octavio Gonzalez Gutiérrez (2012)

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla by J. Esteban Ramírez

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla by J. Esteban Ramírez G. (1988)

Nature as Mother

"Nature as Mother" 1997 Adrian Reynoso, Malecon, Downtown Puerto Vallarta

Nature as a Mother by Adrián Reynoso (1997)

Nostalgia

Nostalgia by Jose Ramiz Barquet Puerto Vallarta Malecon

Nostalgia by Ramiz Barquet (1984)

Origen y Destino

Origin and Destination by Pedro Tello (2011)

Origin and Destination by Pedro Tello (2011)

Saint Francis of Assisi

Saint Francis of Assisi in Extasis by Augusto Bozzano at the Local Parish

Saint Francis of Assisi by Augusto Bozzano

Saint Paschal Baylon (San Pascual Bailón)

San Pascual Bailón by Ramiz Barquet Malecon II

San Pascual Bailón by Ramiz Barquet (2008)

Salud (Cheers!)

Salud (Cheers!) - 2023 - Jim Demetro

Salud/”Cheers!” by Jim Demetro (2023)

Shark in Spiral

Spiral Shark by Ramiz Barquet (1996) Romantic Zone

Spiral Shark by Ramiz Barquet (1996)

The Malecon Arches (Los Arcos del Malecón)

The Malecon Arches, Downtown Puerto Vallarta

The Arches by Martin Distancia (2002)

The Boy on the Seahorse (Malecon/Boardwalk)

The Boy on the Seahorse by Rafael Zamarripa (1976) Malecon Vallarta

The Boy on the Seahorse by Rafael Zamarripa (1976)

The Boy on the Seahorse (Las Pilitas, Los Muertos Beach)

The Boy on the Seahorse (the original one) by Rafael Zamarripa (1960) Las Pilitas

The Boy on the Seahorse (the original one) by Rafael Zamarripa (1968)

The Fisherman

The Fisherman (El Pescador) by Ramiz Barquet (1996)

The Fisherman by Ramiz Barquet (1996)

The Fishermen

The Fishermen by Jim Demetro (2018) Playa de Los Muertos

The Fishermen by Jim Demetro (2018)

The Friendship Fountain

The Friendship Fountain by James Bottoms and Octavio González Gutiérrez on the Malecon

The Friendship Fountain by James Bottoms and Octavio González Gutiérrez (1987)

The Golfer and the Dolphins

The Golfer and the Dolphins by Octavio González Gutiérrez, Marriott Casamagna

The Golfer and the Dolphins by Octavio González Gutiérrez

The Good Fortune Unicorn

The Good Fortune Unicorn by Aníbal Riebeling, Malecon P. Vallarta

The Good Fortune Unicorn by Aníbal Riebeling (2011)

The Millennia

The Millennia by Mathis Lidice (2001) Félix Fernando Baños López, Puerto Vallarta Malecon

The Millennia by Mathis Lidice (2001)

The Minstrel’s Corner

The Minstrel's Corner by Ramiz Barquet, downtown Puerto Vallarta

The Minstrel’s Corner by Ramiz Barquet (1999)

The Orcas

The Killer Whales by Octavio González Gutiérrez, Marina Vallarta

The Orcas by Octavio González Gutiérrez

The Rotunda of the Sea

The Rotunda of the Sea by Alejandro Colunga (1996)

The Rotunda of the Sea by Alejandro Colunga (1996)

The Subtle Stone-eater

The Subtle Stone-Eater in downtown Puerto Vallarta on the Malecon

The Subtle Stone-eater by Jonás Gutiérrez (2006)

The Washer Woman

The Washer Woman by Jim Demetro (2008)

The Washer Woman by Jim Demetro (2008)

The Whale and her calf (Vallarta Whale)

The Whale and her calf (Vallarta Whale) by Octavio González Gutiérrez, Marina Vallarta

The Whale and her calf (Vallarta Whale) by Octavio González Gutiérrez (2001)

Triton and Siren

Triton and Mermaid by Carlos Espino on the Malecon in Puerto Vallarta

Triton and Siren by Carlos Espino (1990)

Un niño, un libro, un futuro

A Boy, A Book, A Future by Ramiz Barquet Mangos Library

Un niño, Un Libro, Un Futuro (A Boy, A Book, A Future) by Ramiz Barquet (2000)

Vallarta Dancers

Vallarta Dancers, Jim Demetro got inspired by the folk dance troupe Xiutla

Vallarta Dancers by Jim Demetro (2006)

Victoria del Bicentenario

Bicentennial Victory, Hotel Zone Puerto Vallarta

Victoria del Bicentenario by Adrian Reynoso (2010)

Location of the sculptures & statues

Ever since 1968, when the city commissioned a sculpture from Rafael Zamarripa, the town added more and more beautiful creations of different artists to the Puerto Vallarta boardwalk and other places around the city.

Rafael Zamarripa was only 18 years old when he sculpted the “Boy on the Seahorse” sculpture that ended up on Los Muertos Beach at Las Pilitas, a big storm washed the original sculpture away in the 1970s, so a new one was requested, a bit bigger, to put on the Puerto Vallarta Malecon (so it wouldn’t wash away so easily), where it was placed in 1976. The original was found again so it was left there on the beach too, something that creates a bit of confusion.

Over the years the Puerto Vallarta malecón has added more and more sculptures, becoming an open-air art gallery promenade.

Sculptures of the Malecón (video)

There are so many things to do in Puerto Vallarta, enjoying the culture and arts is one of the easiest pleasures you will find in the city. If you are wondering what to do in PV, you’ll never run out of options and ideas, that’s for sure!

Author: M. A. Gallardo

Last Updated on 18/08/2023 by Puerto Vallarta Net