Plaza de Armas ( en, "Main Square") is a plaza and local attraction 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 Du ...
,
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 Guadalaj ...
, 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 ...
.
Description
Located in Old Town, along the
Malecón and adjacent to Palacio Municipal, or city hall. The square is known for displaying art. Nearby attractions include
Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe and
Los Arcos amphitheatre.
The square features a
bronze statue
Bronze is the most popular metal for cast metal sculptures; a cast bronze sculpture is often called simply "a bronze". It can be used for statues, singly or in groups, reliefs, and small statuettes and figurines, as well as bronze elements ...
of
Ignacio Vallarta, the Jalisco attorney and namesake of the city, by Miguel Carmona.
References
External links
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Centro, Puerto Vallarta
Plazas in Jalisco
Tourist attractions in Jalisco
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