Malecón Sculpture Tour
Puerto Vallarta Malecón Sculpture Tour features a vast collection of public sculptures, most of them installed along the city’s scenic Malecón or boardwalk.
Many of the sculptures have been created by local artists. A natural draw for visitors and locals, the sculptures can be enjoyed on your own.
However, a guided sculpture tour will provided you with interesting historical and artistic insight on Puerto Vallarta in general, and the works themselves, in particular.
All of us at PV Paradise Rentals enjoy the sculptures and we know you will too.
Galeria Pacifico owner Gary Thompson’s Tuesday morning Public Sculpture Tours are a wonderful way to spend a couple of hours discovering one of our city’s most cherished treasures. Thompson really knows his stuff, having been integral to the Puerto Vallarta art scene since the 1980s. His knowledge of each of the works gracing the oceanfront promenade and environs means you’ll get the inside scoop, not only about the pieces, but the artists themselves.
Aside from Gary’s expertise, visitors have also been regularly enjoying the company of sculptor Mathis Lidice, who created “Millennium,” the sculpture by the Hotel Rosita that serves as a point of departure for the tour, and local Huichol expert Kevin Simpson, who has further enhanced the experience by preparing a detailed explanation of the intricate symbols that have been created with river rock all along the Malecon’s pavement.
The tours begin every Tuesday at 9:30 am, usually from November to April, starting at “Millennium” by the Hotel Rosita. After the tour, refreshments are served and printed information handed out at Galería Pacífico. For more information call (322) 221-1982 or visit Galeria Pacifico
Puerto Vallarta Malecón Sculpture Tour
Here is a list of current Malecón sculptures, by location, beginning with “Millennium,” next to the Hotel Rosita, and continuing past the Isla Río Cuale pedestrian bridge.
- “Millenium” by Mathis Lidice, 2001
- “Origen y Destino” by Pedro Tello, 2011
- “Nostalgia” by Ramiz Barquet, 1984
- “El Sutil Comepiedras” by Jonas Gutiérrez, 2006
- “El Unicornio de la Buena Fortuna” by Anibal Riebeling, 2011
- “Triton y Sirena” by Carlos Espino, 1990
- “La Rotonda del Mar” by Alejandro Colunga, 1997
- “In Search of Reason” by Sergio Bustamante, 1999
- “Caballero del Mar” (“The Seahorse”) by Rafael Zamarripa, 1976
- “La Fuente de la Amistad” by James “Bud” Bottoms, 1987
- “Los Bailarines de Puerto Vallarta” by Jim Demetro, 2006
- “Erizados” by Blu (Maritza Vázquez), 2007
- “San Pascual Bailón” by Ramiz Barquet, 2008
- “Lorena Ochoa” by Octavio González Gutiérrez, 2012
- “The Washer Woman” by Jim Demetro, 2008
