Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta launches surprise display of Catrinas and Altars on the Malecon (photo gallery)

For months, Puerto Vallarta and the State of Jalisco have made clear that Día de Muertos events would be canceled and encouraged citizens not to gather on the Malecon for holiday celebrations due to COVID-19, so yesterday's last-minute installation of Catrinas and Altars along the Malecon took people by joyful surprise.

On October 31 the Puerto Vallarta Malecon was decorated in thousands of colors, combining the Mexican traditions of All Saints and Day of the Dead with hundreds of people who dressed up as witches, ghosts, and demons, commemorating the Celtic tradition of . . .

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