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Zona Romántica
Zona Romántica, also known as Emiliano Zapata or Old Town, is an LGBT-friendly colonia (neighborhood) south of Centro, Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Features The Malecón spans Centro and Zona Romántica. Beaches within Zona Romántica include Playa de los Muertos featuring Los Muertos Pier, Playa Olas Altas, and the smaller Las Amapas Beach. Notable buildings include Iglesia de la Santa Cruz. Andale's Restaurant & Bar, The Blue Shrimp, Coco's Kitchen, El Dorado, Fredy's Tucan, La Palapa, The Pancake House, Pancho's Takos, and River Cafe are popular restaurants. Public art in the district include '' Ándale Bernardo'' by Jim Demetro and a statue of Lázaro Cárdenas in Lázaro Cárdenas Park, as well as '' The Fisherman'' (1996) by Ramiz Barquet, '' The Fishermen'' (2018) by Jim and Christina Demetro, and '' The Washer Woman'' by Jim Demetro. Isla Cuale features '' Identidad '' (2019) and a statue of John Huston, installed in 1988. LGB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playa De Los Muertos (Puerto Vallarta)
Playa de los Muertos (English: Beach of the Dead) is a beach in Puerto Vallarta's Zona Romántica, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. History During the 16th century, Hernán Cortés explored the Pacific side of Mexico by ship. Cortes used the established port of Acapulco to resupply and anchor his ships along the journey. During the early 1500s, he sent two of his ships North to explore the coastline without him. One of his ships wrecked in Banderas Bay and all but three of the crew survived. It is believed the corpses of the lost sailors washed ashore. Native villagers encountered numerous corpses on the beach for days following the wreck. Description The beach has Los Muertos Pier. Restaurants along the beach include The Blue Shrimp, El Dorado, and La Palapa. LGBT-friendly establishments include Blue Chairs Resort by the Sea, Mantamar Beach Club Bar & Sushi, and Ritmos Beach Cafe. One of the city's two copies of '' The Boy on the Seahorse'' is installed on the beach' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Palapa
La Palapa is a restaurant in Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Description and reception La Palapa, located along the Malecón at Playa de los Muertos in Zona Romántica, specializes in seafood. According to ''Los Angeles'' magazine, the restaurant "has barefoot dining with unobstructed views of the sunset and the beautifully lit" Los Muertos Pier. The menu includes miso Chilean sea bass, pepper-crusted yellowfin tuna, grilled shrimp in coconut and tequila, and pork tenderloin stuffed with chorizo, pecans, and goat cheese. Roasted stuffed chicken breast, pork loin, and seared yellowfin tuna drizzled in cacao sauce are also available. The menu also features oysters, peach-and-pistachio salad, red snapper, and risotto with clams and shrimp. Fodor's says, "This large, welcoming, thatched-roof eatery is open to the breezes of Playa Los Muertos and filled with wicker-covered chandeliers, art-glass fixtures, and lazily rotating ceiling fans. The menu meanders among ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statue Of John Huston
A statue of John Huston was installed in Isla Cuale, Zona Romántica, Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco, in 1988. The sculpture commemorated Huston's film ''Night of the Iguana ''The Night of the Iguana'' is a stage play written by American author Tennessee Williams. It is based on his 1948 short story. In 1959, Williams staged it as a one-act play, and over the next two years he developed it into a full-length play, pr ...'' (1964) and "its part in local history". See also * 1988 in art References External links * 1988 establishments in Mexico 1988 sculptures Monuments and memorials in Jalisco Outdoor sculptures in Puerto Vallarta Sculptures of men in Mexico Statues in Jalisco Zona Romántica {{Mexico-sculpture-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Identidad
''Identidad'' is a sculpture by Marta Gilbert, installed in Zona Romántica, Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal En .... Gilbert donated the bust to the city, which was unveiled in 2019. References External links * 2019 establishments in Mexico 2019 sculptures Busts in Mexico Outdoor sculptures in Puerto Vallarta Sculptures of women in Puerto Vallarta {{Mexico-sculpture-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isla Cuale
Isla Cuale, or Isla del Río Cuale, is a narrow island with art galleries and restaurants along Puerto Vallarta's Cuale River, in Zona Romántica, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. La Iguana Bridge connects Centro to Zona Romántica via Isla Cuale. Puente Rio Cuale provides access to the island via the Malecón A jetty is a structure that projects from land out into water. A jetty may serve as a breakwater, as a walkway, or both; or, in pairs, as a means of constricting a channel. The term derives from the French word ', "thrown", signifying somet .... Features River Cafe is a popular restaurant. '' Identidad'' (2019) and a statue of John Huston is installed on the island. References Islands of Jalisco Zona Romántica {{Jalisco-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Washer Woman
''The Washer Woman'' ( es, "La Lavandera") is a sculpture by Jim Demetro, installed on a wall of Puerto Vallarta's Molino de Agua Condominium, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Description and history The statue depicts a woman washing clothes on a rock, next to a water mill. The subject of laundresses, also known as washerwomen A washerwoman or laundress is a woman who takes in laundry. Both terms are now old-fashioned; equivalent work nowadays is done by a laundry worker in large commercial premises, or a laundrette (laundromat) attendant. Description As evidence ..., used to be a popular one in art. Malorie Mackey of ''Viva Glam Magazine'' said the sculpture demonstrates how Demetro "showcases the dying traditions of Puerto Vallarta". Demetro had a smaller version of the sculpture in his possession, as of 2009. References External links * The Washer Woman - Puerto Vallarta, Mexicoat Waymarking Outdoor sculptures in Puerto Vallarta Sculptures of women in Pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fishermen (sculpture)
''The Fishermen'' ( es, "Los Pescadores") is a sculpture by Jim and Christina Demetro, installed in Puerto Vallarta Puerto Vallarta ( or simply Vallarta) is a Mexican beach resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Puerto Vallarta is the second largest urban agglomeration in the state after the Guadala .... Description The sculpture depicts a fisherman and his grandson napping, as well as a dog, a cat, a pelican, and a bucket of fish. Jim Demetro has said about the work's inspiration: An inscription reads, "This statue honors all fishermen and their important contributions to the history and traditions of Puerto Vallarta. This piece was supported by the generous contributions of citizens, the City Council, Mr. Arturo Dávalos Peña, Municipal President, Dr. Ramón González Lomelí, Director of Tourism Puerto Vallarta and Hotel Playa Los Arcos. Sculptors Jim Demetro and Christina Demetro. May 31, 2018". History The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fisherman (Puerto Vallarta)
''The Fisherman'' ( es, "El Pescador") is a sculpture of a bare-footed fisherman named Isidro by Mexican artist Ramiz Barquet. Two copies are installed in Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. The sculpture has been described as "a leading visual symbol" of the city. The bronze sculpture in Centro was completed in 1996, and dedicated on January 12, 1996. Another statue is installed along the Malecón in Zona Romántica. File:Puerto Vallarta (February 22, 2023) - 12.jpg, The sculpture in Centro Centro may refer to: Places Brazil *Centro, Santa Maria, a neighborhood in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * Centro, Porto Alegre, a neighborhood of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil *Centro (Duque de Caxias), a neighborhood of Duq ..., 2023 References External links * The Fisherman – Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexicoat Waymarking 1996 establishments in Mexico 1996 sculptures Bronze sculptures in Mexico Centro, Puerto Vallarta Outdoor sculptu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lázaro Cárdenas Park
Lázaro Cárdenas Park ( es, "Parque Lázaro Cárdenas") is a park in Puerto Vallarta's Zona Romántica, in the Mexican state of Jalisco, located on the west coast of the country. A statue of Lázaro Cárdenas and the sculpture '' Ándale Bernardo'' are installed in the park. Natasha Moraga Natasha Moraga is an American-born Mexican tile artist who specializes in the trencadis technique. She has created a number of murals in Puerto Vallarta, and is currently working on a project (Parque de los Azulejos) to completely cover the L ... is completing an art project called ''Tile Park'' ( es, "Parque de los Azulejos"). References External links * TileParkPV.com Parks in Jalisco Zona Romántica {{Jalisco-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lázaro Cárdenas
Lázaro Cárdenas del Río (; 21 May 1895 – 19 October 1970) was a Mexican army officer and politician who served as president of Mexico from 1934 to 1940. Born in Jiquilpan, Michoacán, to a working-class family, Cárdenas joined the Mexican Revolution and became a general in the Constitutionalist Army. Although he was not from the state of Sonora, whose revolutionary generals dominated Mexican politics in the 1920s, Cárdenas was hand-picked by Plutarco Elías Calles, Sonoran general and former president of Mexico, as a presidential candidate and won in the 1934 general election. After founding the National Revolutionary Party (PNR) in the wake of the assassination of president-elect Álvaro Obregón, Plutarco Elías Calles had unofficially remained in power during the Maximato (1928–1934) and expected to maintain that role when Cárdenas took office. Cárdenas, however, out-maneuvered him politically and forced Calles into exile. He established the structure of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statue Of Lázaro Cárdenas (Puerto Vallarta)
A bronze statue of Lázaro Cárdenas is installed in Puerto Vallarta's Lázaro Cárdenas Park, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. It was created by a group of students from the University of Michoacán and it was unveiled in 1970. As part of a municipal rehabilitation program, the statue was restored in 2020 and authorities decided to rotate it 180°. See also * 1970 in art Events from the year 1970 in art Events * January 16 – John Lennon's exhibition of ''Bag One'' at the London Arts Gallery is shut down by Scotland Yard for displaying "erotic lithographs". * October 26 – Garry Trudeau's comic strip ''Doones ... * Statue of Lázaro Cárdenas (Madrid) References External links * Lazaro Cardenas - Puerto Vallarta, Mexicoat Waymarking 1970 establishments in Mexico 1970 sculptures Monuments and memorials in Jalisco Cardenas, Lazaro Cardenas, Lazaro Statues in Puerto Vallarta Statues of presidents of Mexico Zona Romántica Bronze sculptures in Mexico [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ándale Bernardo
''Ándale Bernardo'' is a bronze sculpture by Jim Demetro, installed in Puerto Vallarta's Lázaro Cárdenas Park Lázaro Cárdenas Park ( es, "Parque Lázaro Cárdenas") is a park in Puerto Vallarta's Zona Romántica, in the Mexican state of Jalisco, located on the west coast of the country. A statue of Lázaro Cárdenas and the sculpture '' Ándale B ..., in the Mexican state of Jalisco. According to ''Banderas News'', the artwork "honors all the workers, burros, residents, and visitors who make Puerto Vallarta such a wonderful place". References External links * Bronze sculptures in Mexico Donkeys in art Outdoor sculptures in Puerto Vallarta Sculptures of men in Puerto Vallarta Statues in Jalisco Zona Romántica Sculptures of dogs in Mexico {{Mexico-sculpture-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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