Puerto Vallarta Blog

Dangling high over the ocean, looking out to Puerto Vallarta, we are allowed an opportunity to take it all in; the array of greens that coat the mountains casually sink down and over a quaint town of white and terracotta rooftops.  Surveying the scene, we happen upon an anomaly of sorts; a twelve-ton whale, hovering in place at the entrance of

“Vallarta’s Whale”, sculpted by Octavio Gonzalez, was born solely from observation and imagination.  Said one Gonzalez’s students, “Master Octavio has a tape measure in his eyes, lead in his forehead, and volume in his hands.”  The weight of the bronzed whale rests on a point whose surface measures less than one square meter; a homage to women as an essential point of balance in the family and a monumental signifier of Puerto Vallarta’s bustling art scene. (more…)

A small fishing village resides a few hundred miles outside the not-so-small Cancun, Mexico. Though Puerto Vallarta is certainly not without its fair share of gentrification, when compared side-by-side to its overdeveloped neighbor, what it lacks is, in fact, what makes it so unique.  Where Cancun is sprawling in nature, with its busy spring break reputation and hotel zone; Puerto Vallarta has a visibly flourishing ecosystem, its famous Puerto Vallarta hotels, and a tourism industry that—although not as thriving—takes you back to the true, authentic Mexico.  (more…)