Plaza de Armas (Puerto Vallarta)

Plaza in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico

Plaza de Armas (English: "Main Square") is a plaza and local attraction in Centro, Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.

Description

Located in Old Town, along the Malecón and adjacent to Presidencia 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 of Ignacio Vallarta, the Jalisco attorney and namesake of the city, by Miguel Carmona.

Kidder, Laura M. (2007). Fodor's 2008 Puerto Vallarta: Plus Guadalajara, San Blas, and Inland Mountain Towns. Random House. p. 170. ISBN 9781400018567. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
"Murales Itinerantes llegan a plaza de armas de Puerto Vallarta; recorrerán el municipio". AZ Noticias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
"Puerto Vallarta". Mexico Tourism Board. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.

v t e Centro, Puerto Vallarta
Buildings and business	Café des Artistes Casa Kimberly Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe Los Arcos Malecón Lighthouse Matamoros Lighthouse Mercado Municipal Río Cuale Presidencia Municipal de Puerto Vallarta
Geography	Malecón Plaza de Armas Rosita Beach
Public art	The Boy on the Seahorse Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton Erizados The Fisherman Friendship Fountain The Good Fortune Unicorn In Search of Reason Millennium The Minstrel's Corner Nature as Mother Nostalgia Origin and Destination Rain The Rotunda by the Sea Statue of Francis of Assisi Statue of Ignacio Vallarta Statue of Lorena Ochoa† Statue of Paschal Baylón The Subtle Stone Eater Tritón y Sirena Vallarta Dancers
Transit	La Iguana Bridge Puente Río Cuale
Key: † Extant but not in Centro Category

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