Las Pilitas and El Púlpito, Los Muertos Beach – Las Amapas Beach, Puerto Vallarta
Summary
- El Pulpito and Las Pilitas are two distinctive rock formations located at the southern end of Los Muertos Beach.
- The name El Pulpito translates to “The Pulpit” due to its shape resembling a preacher’s pulpit.
- Las Pilitas was originally the site of the famous “Boy on a Seahorse” statue before it was relocated.
- These landmarks are popular for their scenic beauty and are often photographed by tourists.
- The area around El Pulpito and Las Pilitas is known for its snorkeling opportunities due to the abundant marine life.
- The rocks are accessible via a short walk along the beach from the romantic zone of Puerto Vallarta.
Introduction
“El Púlpito” and “Las Pilitas” are natural rock formations in the southern part of Los Muertos beach. Some locals mistakenly pronounce it “pulpito” (small octopus). This landmark is not only a great little trip, but it also has some interesting history.
El Púlpito and Las Pilitas (Pulpit and the Small baptismal fonts) are two separate rock formations found, one of them, Las Pilitas, on the southern end of the Romantic zone’s Los Muertos Beach, and the other, El Pulpito, is a rock outcropping that is actually the southern limit of Playa Los Muertos.
El Púlpito
El Púlpito is a small 60-foot tall headland, mostly rock, now covered with a lot of local vegetation and trees so you can’t see much of the rock itself that gave it its name.
The path up and over Púlpito starts off as some sandy concrete stairs at the end of the Los Muertos beach that turn into a sandy dirt path up to the top, off to the right and up, a few crumbling cement steps “help” you get to the summit.
Read the full El Púlpito article on how to get there, history, maps, video and more.
Las Pilitas
Las Pilitas (some call it Las Pilitas Beach, but it’s actually part of Los Muertos Beach) was the place where the original “The Boy on the Seahorse” (“El Niño Sobre el Caballo de Mar” – mostly known as “El Caballito de Mar”, The Little Seahorse) by Rafael Zamarripa was first located.
Las Pilitas and the Boy on the Seahorse statue (Los Muertos Beach, Romantic Zone)
After a strong storm swept it away into the sea, a larger replica was requested from the artist and this one was placed on the Malecon. The original statue was later recovered and once again placed at Las Pilitas.
Full article on Las Pilitas (video, how to get there, and more)
The original Seahorse statue at Las Pilitas
Two side streets from Olas Altas Street are also named after these natural landmarks. To get to them you can walk South along the Malecon and then follow Los Muertos Beach past the pier, past Blue Chairs Resort, first you’ll get to Las Pilitas and then at the end of the beach you’ll find the path up El Púlpito (and Las Amapas if you continue South, as mentioned above).
Las Amapas Beach
Las Amapas Beach, Puerto Vallarta
If you walk to the southern end of Los Muertos Beach you’ll get to “The Pulpit” (El Púlpito), a rocky outcropping, a small peninsula-like formation. There is a rustic staircase going up that leads you to the pulpit rock and also continues down the other side of the hill and it takes you to a small beach along the rocky outline beyond Los Muertos, it is called Las Amapas Beach (Playa Las Amapas).
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