Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

San Pancho’s New Bottle Cap Mural

A year ago a new art form was born in San Pancho’s Plaza del Sol: a mural made from recycled bottle caps that followed the numbered patterns from ancient Huichol bead art. This year, the creation was redone and we’re here to give you the scoop.

Ramiro González was the artist who came up with this unique idea, which has gone on to be copied in other towns such as Sayulita and San Blas. It has become another attraction among the many the Riviera Nayarit has to offer, thanks to its combination of recycling and creativity, as . . .

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