Centro, Puerto Vallarta

Centro, or Downtown, is the historic center of Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
The district is north of Zona Romántica 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, Plaza de Armas, and Presidencia Municipal de Puerto Vallarta.

Public art

Sculptures along the Malecón include:The Boy on the Seahorse by Rafael ZamarripaErizados by Maritza Vazquez

Friendship Fountain by James "Bud" Bottoms and Octavio GonzálezThe Good Fortune Unicorn by Anibal RiebelingIn Search of Reason by Sergio BustamanteMillennium by Mathis Lidice Nature as Mother by Adrian ReynosoNostalgia by Ramiz BarquetOrigin and Destination by Pedro TelloRain by JovianThe Rotunda by the Sea by Alejandro Colunga
statue of Francis of Assisi by Augusto Bozzano
statue of Paschal Baylón by Ramiz BarquetThe Subtle Stone Eater by Jonás GutiérrezTritón y Sirena by Carlos EspinoVallarta Dancers by Jim Demetro

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