Puerto Vallarta is a Mexican beach resort city 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 Guadalajara Metropolitan Area. The City of Puerto Vallarta is the government seat of the Municipality of Puerto Vallarta, which comprises the city as well as population centers outside of the city extending from Boca de Tomatlán to the Nayarit border. The city is located at 20°40′N105°16′W. The municipality has an area of 681 square kilometres (262.9 sq mi). To the north, it borders the southwest of the state of Nayarit. To the east, it borders the municipality of Mascota and San Sebastián del Oeste, and to the south, it borders the municipalities of Talpa de Allende and Cabo Corrientes.
Ignacio Luis Vallarta Ogazón was a Mexican jurist and governor of the Mexican state of Jalisco (1872–1876). His baptismal name was José Luis Miguel Ignacio Vallarta Ogazón.
The Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres is a landmark in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
The Malecón is a 12-block, mile-long esplanade in Puerto Vallarta's Centro and Zona Romántica, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. The waterfront crosses the Cuale River via Puente Río Cuale. Features include Los Arcos, the Malecón Lighthouse, and a collection of sculptures.
Plaza de Armas is a plaza and local attraction in Centro, Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
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.
A statue of former Mexican professional golfer Lorena Ochoa was installed in Puerto Vallarta, in 2012.
Rain is a sculpture by Jovian, installed along Puerto Vallarta's Malecón, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. The 3.5-metre (11 ft), tall statue weighs 650 kilograms and depicts "a young man who, with open arms and gaze to the sky, welcomes both residents and visitors alike". The sculpture has been valued at US$60,000 and was donated by the artist via Galería Corsica.
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°.
The Washer Woman is a sculpture by Jim Demetro, installed on a wall of Puerto Vallarta's Molino de Agua Condominium, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
Centro, or Downtown, is the historic center of Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
The Fishermen is a sculpture by Jim and Christina Demetro, installed in Puerto Vallarta.
The Fisherman 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.
Mr. Flamingo is a gay bar in Zona Romántica, Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
Fredy's Tucan is a restaurant in Zona Romántica, Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
Plaza Hidalgo is an urban plaza in colonia 5 de Diciembre, in Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Neighboring the Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Refugio, the plaza is named after Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, leader of the Mexican War of Independence. Also, there is a statue that honors Hidalgo. Underground, there is a public parking lot.
Monumento de la Dama Desnuda is a statue of a nude woman, installed in Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
A statue of Ignacio Vallarta is installed along the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres, in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
A statue of Francis of Assisi by Augusto Bozzano, called Saint Francis of Assisi in Extasis, is installed outside Puerto Vallarta's Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
