In Search of Reason – Sergio Bustamante, Puerto Vallarta Malecon
Summary
- Puerto Vallarta is a city that offers art in various forms and expressions, and sculptures and statues are no exception.
- Puerto Vallarta has many more sculptures around the city, and a complete list of them with photos can be found on the Puerto Vallarta Sculptures & Statues guide.
- The Malecon features 12 spectacular statues, including The Millennia (2001) by Mathis Lidice, The Boy on the Seahorse (1976) by Rafael Zamarripa, and The Good Fortune Unicorn (2010) by Anibal Riebeling.
- Some of the other notable sculptures and statues in Puerto Vallarta include the Caballito, Bailarines De Vallarta, Lluvia, and Los Amantes.
All the most important sculptures in town (alphabetically)
Ándale Bernardo
Ándale Bernardo by Jim Demetro (2014)
Angel of Hope and Messenger of Peace
Angel of Hope and Messenger of Peace by Héctor Montes (2007)
Crown of the Parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Crown of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, by Rafael Parra C., José E. Ramírez G. & Carlos Terres (2009)
Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton
Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton by Jim Demetro (2016)
Eriza-Dos
Eriza-Dos by “Blu” Maritza Vasquez (2007)
Francisco Medina Ascencio
Francisco Medina Ascencio by Rubén Orozco Loza (2013)
Ignacio L. Vallarta
Ignacio L. Vallarta by Miguel Miramontes Carmona (1964)
In Search of Reason
In Search of Reason by Sergio Bustamante (2000)
John Huston
John Huston by Carlos Ramírez (1988)
Lázaro Cárdenas
Lazaro Cardenas, Parque L. Cárdenas, Romantic Zone
Lluvia
Lluvia by Jovian (2020)
Lorena Ochoa
Lorena Ochoa by Octavio Gonzalez Gutiérrez (2012)
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla by J. Esteban Ramírez G. (1988)
Nature as Mother
Nature as a Mother by Adrián Reynoso (1997)
Nostalgia
Nostalgia by Ramiz Barquet (1984)
Origen y Destino
Origin and Destination by Pedro Tello (2011)
Saint Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi by Augusto Bozzano
Saint Paschal Baylon (San Pascual Bailón)
San Pascual Bailón by Ramiz Barquet (2008)
Salud (Cheers!)
Salud/”Cheers!” by Jim Demetro (2023)
Shark in Spiral
Spiral Shark by Ramiz Barquet (1996)
![Shark In Spiral [Spiral Shark] (1996) Jose Ramiz Barquet](https://www.puertovallarta.net/wp-content/uploads/tiburon-en-espiral-02-b-1200x800-1-870x570.webp)
The Malecon Arches (Los Arcos del Malecón)
The Arches by Martin Distancia (2002)
The Boy on the Seahorse (Malecon/Boardwalk)
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 (1968)
The Fisherman
The Fisherman by Ramiz Barquet (1996)
The Fishermen
The Fishermen by Jim Demetro (2018)
The Friendship Fountain
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
The Good Fortune Unicorn
The Good Fortune Unicorn by Aníbal Riebeling (2011)
The Millennia
The Millennia by Mathis Lidice (2001)
The Minstrel’s Corner
The Minstrel’s Corner by Ramiz Barquet (1999)
The Orcas
The Orcas by Octavio González Gutiérrez
The Rotunda of the Sea
The Rotunda of the Sea by Alejandro Colunga (1996)
The Subtle Stone-eater
The Subtle Stone-eater by Jonás Gutiérrez (2006)
The Washer Woman
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 (2001)
Triton and Siren
Triton and Siren by Carlos Espino (1990)
Un niño, un libro, un futuro
Un niño, Un Libro, Un Futuro (A Boy, A Book, A Future) by Ramiz Barquet (2000)
Vallarta Dancers
Vallarta Dancers by Jim Demetro (2006)
Victoria del Bicentenario
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
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