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The Puerto Vallarta Bureau of Tourism, an Interview
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Hello fellow travelers, welcome this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel show. I am your host Barry Kessler and I am just so happy to be introducing you to my favorite vacation destination, and maybe even yours, Puerto Vallarta Mexico. That music you were just listing to is performed by Alberto Perez, the owner of the La Palapa Group of Restaurants. Those are La Palapa, The El [caption id="attachment_195" align="alignright" width="300"] La Palapa, Puerto Vallarta Mexico[/caption] Dorado Restaurant, and at night for dinner The El Dorado transforms into the ever so romantic Vista Grill with those dramatic views of the Los Muertos Pier all lit up at night in beautiful colors. Of course, at La Palapa you can enjoy that same view of the Los Muertos Pier all day long for breakfast, lunch or dinner, seated with your toes in the sand right at the water's edge. It's so romantic, it's so Puerto Vallarta my friends! Today we will be talking with a very special guest, but first, what's happening this week September 19, 2017. [caption id="attachment_1532" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Mosaic Tile Wall at Basillio Badillo and Pino Suarez[/caption] Have you seen the tile wall in the romantic zone? On the South side of Puerto Vallarta, as you walk past Freddy's Tucan toward the beach you come upon a school, surrounded by a wall. But not just any wall, a wall made up of tiles, cracked and cut tiles in mosaic form. Cracked ceramic plates and cups, tiles with names and memories baked into them. Tiles commemorating special occasions, names of pets and loved ones' past. Mirrored glass, marbles, pebbles, all sorts of textures and mediums. Different colored grouts between the tiles. It's a beautiful place. If you have been to Vallarta, downtown Vallarta, you probably have seen the wall. Have you ever thought to yourself...self, I wish I had my tile on that wall? Got to admit...I have. Well, how would you like to make your mark in Lazaro Cardenas Park? Now you can! That's right, you have an opportunity to join in on a grand endeavor. For the 100-year anniversary of Puerto Vallarta coming up next year, Artist Natasha Moraga, the woman responsible for tiling that wall around that elementary school on the southside as well as her project at the Marina Vallarta as well as the letters Puerto Vallarta along highway 200 in Nayarit as you travel towards PV and more. I reached out to Natasha because you guys are about as crazy wild as I am about Puerto Vallarta, and this project will knock your socks off. I reached out to Natasha, and Natasha has people, and her people sent my information to pass along to all of you and here goes…. Puerto Vallarta will celebrate its 100 year anniversary next year and we are preparing now! Natasha Moraga, founder and creator of Mozayko Vallarta is about to start her biggest community art installation in Lazaro Cardenas Park. Areas of the Park will be reshaped and transformed in a functional and organic way. Covered with beautiful and colorful tiles, we will turn our beloved Park into an open-air art gallery. This Park belongs to all of us, but we have limited customized tiles available. As a special thank you for your hard work in making Vallarta a better place, we
