Puerto Vallarta — Statues of the Malecón, Part 2

The Unofficial “Symbol” of Puerto Vallarta — “Caballito de Mar” (Seahorse), Rafael Zamarripa

As beautiful as the shoreline is along the Malecón of Puerto Vallarto, it’s the statuary that steal the show here. Alas, that doesn’t mean that the statues are immune from vandalism. Carlos Espino’s statue of Triton once possessed a trident and a right arm. First to go was the trident, and on our latest trip even the right arm was missing.

“Triton and the Mermaid”, Carlos Espino — Triton’s arm and tri...