Temples and cathedrals in Puerto Vallarta

Answer: The historic center with the cathedral of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe in neo-Gothic style, built in the 1950s, and the embankment of Malecon with bronze sculptures are the visiting maps of the city. A must visit to the Cerro de la Cruz hill, from where the panorama of Banderas Bay opens. The colorful area of the Romantic Zone with cobbled streets has preserved the architecture of the XIX century, including houses in the style of "Mexican Baroque".

Answer: Villa Casa Kimberly, owned by director John Houston and actress Deborah Kerr, became a symbol of the “golden era” of Hollywood in Mexico. The Gallery-Ola contains works by Manuel Lepe, the founder of Jalisco’s school of naive art. The Garça-Blanca area is mentioned in the diaries of D. H. Lawrence, who wrote the novel Feathered Serpent here.

Answer: The arched constructions of "Los Arcos" on the beach of Los Muertos in sunset rays - a cult shot. The mosaic staircase 'Escalera del Mural' by artist Jorge Monroe depicts marine fauna in the style of 'Trenzas-i-las'. The Mirador de la Cruz observation deck offers views of the red tiled roofs of the old city and the Pacific Ocean.

Answer: The ruins of the 'Temple of Santa Maria de Guadalupe' of the 1920s are hidden in the jungles of the Boca de Tomatlan area. Colonial acienda El Tijuante of the XIX century preserved the original frescoes with the plots of the revolution of 1910. The Orquideas Mariposas Botanical Garden features endemic orchid species described by biologist Enrique Beltran.

Answer: The church of San Juan Bautista in the Pitaial district combines neoclassicism with elements of the "typically Mexican" style - a bright yellow facade and a carved stone altar. The Chapel of the Capilla de Guadalupe showcases the ‘popular Baroque’ with gilded retablo of the seventeenth century. The modern Cerro del Calvario chapel is built in the Brutalist style with concrete arches contrasting with tropical vegetation.

Answer: Caves Cuevas del Loro near the beach of Conchas Chinas, according to legend, served as a shelter for the ships of Francis Drake. The legend of the "Gold of Isla del Rio" says that Spanish galleons with a cargo of silver sank off the island of Rio Cuale in 1650. Local fishermen still find ancient coins from the era of the Viceroyalty of New Spain.