The Boy on the Seahorse
The Boy on the Seahorse (Spanish: "El niño sobre el caballito de mar"), commonly known as El caballito, is a sculpture by Rafael Zamarripa. Two versions are installed in Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco; one along the Malecón in Centro and another at Playa de los Muertos in Zona Romántica.
| The Boy on the Seahorse | |
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| Spanish: El niño sobre el caballito de mar | |
_-_02.JPG.webp) The sculpture in 2014 | |
| Artist | Rafael Zamarripa |
| Location | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
| 20°36′33.7″N 105°14′8″W | |
One of the existing sculptures along the Malecón, installed in 1976, replaced a smaller version which was erected at Playa de los Muertos in the late 1960s but later swept away by a storm. The work has been described as an icon of the city.[1][2]
References
- "El Caballito: Puerto Vallarta's Iconic Sculpture". Vallarta Lifestyles. 2020-07-09. Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- "Limited Edition of Vallarta Iconic Sculpture Now Available". Vallarta Lifestyles. 2016-04-11. Archived from the original on 2016-05-25. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
External links
Media related to The Boy on the Seahorse at Wikimedia Commons
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