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A bench with ears and small beings without limbs are witnesses of those who come to take their souvenir photo on the Puerto Vallarta boardwalk.
As if it were a Christmas present for Vallarta, Alejandro Colunga He surprised us one day in December 1996 with this sculptural ensemble. It causes curiosity among visitors and locals: The Roundabout of the Sea
Given the creation of fantastic beings, the sculptor from Guadalajara planted his work in the heart of Puerto Vallarta. This detonates in the imagination of locals and visitors the announcement of possible wonders that the 21st century would bring us.
Strangely hybrid beings, with marine and terrestrial, human and animal characteristics. They stood in conclave, in the pier, to dialogue in God knows what language and on what topics.
Since then the wonderful characters dialogue. They are heard by a bench with ears and under the gaze of small witnesses without limbs. "Stone guests", without a doubt, also spies perhaps of the dark forces that oppose the transformation of the world by these magicians.
The fantastic beings of the Guadalajara sculptor Alejandro Colunga detonate the imagination of locals and visitors.
Provocative as he is, Colunga knows that once his work is exhibited it is no longer his, but rather that of the users who enjoy it. This work, which triggers many speculations in the minds of the honorable public, is complemented by incessant dialogues.
The presence of La Rotonda del Mar gives Puerto Vallarta a fine subjective touch. Bordering on the fantastic, it encourages interaction, not only physical, but also intellectual and imaginative.
The Rotonda del Mar on the boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta
The sculptural complex was inaugurated on December 30, 1996. The work was carried out in the workshops of the master Salvador Andrade Valdivia, in Guadalajara. The author donated his creation and the Puerto Vallarta City Council financed the installation.
Currently, the Rotonda del Mar is one of the scenarios where thousands of visitors to the boardwalk take their souvenir photo. In each postcard, they transcend the imagination of their creator.
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