Hurricane Blanca brings damage to Puerto Vallarta’s Malecón

As Hurricane Blanca passed the Puerto Vallarta coastline as a Category-3 hurricane, it brought with it waves measuring six meters, damaged nearly 100 meters of malecón trim, and washed away beachside palapas.

Late Saturday night and early Sunday morning waves crashing into the city’s malecón overflowed the boardwalk sending waves into the streets and tearing away sections of trim along the city's famous malecon. Civil Protection installed barriers along parts of the malecón to keep those trying to get photos and videos out of harms way.

On Sunday, Civil Protection placed area beaches under . . .