Centro, or Downtown, is the historic center of

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, in the Mexican state of

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. The district is north of

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and the Cuale River, and south of 5 de Diciembre.

Features

Centro features Mercado Municipal Río Cuale and Rosita Beach. The district has many landmarks, including the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Los Arcos, the Malecón and its many sculptures,

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, and Presidencia Municipal de Puerto Vallarta.

Public art

Sculptures along the Malecón include: * '' The Boy on the Seahorse'' by Rafael Zamarripa * '' Erizados'' (2006) by Maritza Vazquez * Friendship Fountain (1987) by James "Bud" Bottoms and Octavio González * '' The Good Fortune Unicorn'' by Anibal Riebeling * '' In Search of Reason'' (2000) by

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* ''

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'' (2001) by Mathis Lidice (also known as Félix Fernando Baños López) * '' Nature as Mother'' by Adrian Reynoso * ''

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'' (1984) by Ramiz Barquet * ''

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'' (2011) by Pedro Tello * ''

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'' by Jovian * '' The Rotunda by the Sea'' (1996) by Alejandro Colunga *

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by Augusto Bozzano * statue of Paschal Baylón by Ramiz Barquet * '' The Subtle Stone Eater '' (2006) by Jonás Gutiérrez * '' Tritón y Sirena'' (1990) by Carlos Espino * ''

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'' by

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Previously, the statue of Lorena Ochoa (2012) was also installed along the Malecón. Plaza de Armas has a

of Ignacio Vallarta, and '' Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton'' is installed at Casa Kimberly. '' The Minstrel's Corner'' is installed at the intersection of Galeana and Hidalgo streets.

References

External links

* Geography of Jalisco {{Jalisco-geo-stub