Puerto Vallarta opened its first Gogolandia public recreation space in Tamarindos, an Ixtapa neighborhood where the city and SEAPAL Vallarta added lighting, play areas, and a free public drinking-water station.
Municipal officials inaugurated the project this week with neighbors in Tamarindos, where the city says the work has recovered an underused public area for children and nearby families. The opening of the first Gogolandia in Tamarindos was attended by Mayor Luis Ernesto Munguía González and SEAPAL director Carlos Ruiz.
The project is modest in size, but the location is the point. Tamarindos is within the Ixtapa delegation, away from the Malecón, the hotel zone, and the downtown streets, where public investment is more visible.
A small park with a water module
The new Gogolandia in Tamarindos includes lighting, recreation areas, and what officials described as Puerto Vallarta’s first free public hydration module. The city promoted the project in a public announcement from City Hall as a safer, illuminated park built with SEAPAL.
Munguía told residents the municipal government would keep working in the neighborhood.
“We’re going to go all in, we’re going to put in the work, and I want Tamarindos to rise as it should, as a beautiful, transformed neighborhood,” the mayor said in Spanish during the opening.
Ruiz asked neighbors to help care for the drinking-water module and the new park space. Parks in Puerto Vallarta often deteriorate quickly when lighting, maintenance, and neighborhood oversight fall behind.
Ixtapa gets a visible public-space upgrade
Tamarindos is one of the residential areas where daily needs are less about tourism and more about basics. Safe play space. Better lighting. Somewhere close to home where children can spend time outside.
The opening also comes as Puerto Vallarta infrastructure remains under pressure from growth, repairs, and uneven neighborhood investment. PVDN recently examined how local pressure on public infrastructure is showing up across the city.
Local residents at the opening described the park as a needed outdoor option for children in the neighborhood. One longtime resident said neighbors were willing to help keep the space in good condition.
The city has not announced a schedule for additional Gogolandia sites in other neighborhoods of Puerto Vallarta.
