Puerto Vallarta
Photos II
- Puerto
Vallarta Villas 'n Condos Travel Guide
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Next four photos thanks to Benoit
Los Muertos beach just south
of the pier
southern part of Muertos beach
some of Vallarta's downtown malecon
and starting from the left with Bar Oceano, Bebo Tero, La Destileria,
the new Senor Frog's, and Viejo
Vallarta on the right.
the Marina
malecon in Marina Vallarta -
there a number of good restraurants
and shops along the walkway and
nearby
the Marina with the Sierra Madre
mountains in the background
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Marigalante cruise ship
Yarn painting by Huichol Indian
artist/shaman Jose Benito Sanchez.
The colors and figures all have
a spiritual significance.
(photo thanks to Arte Magico Huichol
gallery)
Huichol artist-shaman and his
art
painting by Javier Fernandez
"A Child and A Book" by Ramiz
Barquet
at the Public Library
(photo thanks to Galeria Pacifico)
Noche verde - Green night - by
Lena Bartula
(thanks to Galeria Sol y Luna)
Sculptor Rocio Sanchez and her
work
(pic thanks to Galeria Dante)
Bluecloud - by Marta
Gilbert
"Miriam" - by Angeline
Kyba
the Xiutla
Folkloric Ballet at
los Arcos amphitheater
Images of revolutionary Emiliano
Zapata are quite common
Vallarta sunset
La Bahia - photo by William Clark
main downtown plaza during some
festivities
preparing some quesadillas and
tacos
Statue of beloved President Lazaro
Cardenas del Rio.
Famous for his radicalism and
his honesty, Cardenas
nationalized Mexico's oil resources
from 17 foreign companies in 1938.
Los Muertos pier
(photo thanks to Ben)
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the Day of the Dead, November 2
On Nov 2, the Mexicans celebrate
the Day of the Dead, to remember those who have died
and on this day return for a
visit. Altars are constructed on which flowers, sweets,
photos and other offerings to
the dead are placed. The public altar at City Hall
shown in the photo above commemorates
Donald Colosio, who was
assassinated while running for
President of Mexico in 1994.
Day of the Dead altar for the
local painter Manuel Lepe at City Hall on Nov 2, 2001.
He was declared a "National Painter
of Mexico"
by President Luis Echeverria
in the 1960s.
Day of the Dead altar to renowned
Mexican poet and intellectual
Octavio Paz, who was awarded
the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1990.
The
Day of the Dead tradition
appears rooted in pre-Hispanic beliefs that the spirits of the dead
went neither to a heaven or hell,
but wandered for years before entering Mictlan, the "land of the dead".
Exact traditions vary throughout
Mexico due to its 60 or so indigenous groups. In some areas relatives burn
incense over the altars, in other communities people light bonfires in
their house doorways to guide the dead home. Some Mexicans have all night
vigils while others arrange an afternoon meal at the gravesides of their
departed relatives. These gatherings are often festive and solemn by turn.
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Vallarta at night from Conchas
Chinas
(photo thanks to Tom and Angela)
Puerto Vallarta's symbol - the
boy on the seahorse.
There are two copies, one on
the malecon and the other
near the south end of Los Muertos
beach.
