It has been nearly three years since the completion of the new Malecón in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The Malecón was widened by closing a major throughway during the reconstruction and rerouting traffic so that storefronts that were once street-front became beachfront Malecón real estate open to pedestrian traffic only.
Recently merchants in the area have voiced their concerns that the opening of the new Malecón and the rerouting of traffic has hurt business and they want the road reopened to automobile traffic. The mayor said because of the cost involved the city would need state . . .
