You may wonder (with good reason) what a Malecón is. It's what you'd normally call a defensive pier wall, but in Mexico, it is the name you give a road or pathway that follows along the edge of the sea, something that in other countries is called “Costanera”, a seaboard road.
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The north end starts off at Hotel Rosita (by The Millennia Statue) and ends at the Amphitheater (Aquiles Serdán Plaza) beside the Plaza de Armas (Main City Square).
Attractions and sightseeing: statues, the local inhabitants, stores, street, sea-side artists and the panorama: sea, waves, watch the sunset. Check out the restaurants, bars, and much more.
More or less 11 small blocks (750m/2350ft) in the downtown area by the edge of the sea.
More than 80% is pedestrian-only and has a delimited bike path.
Enjoy the Voladores de Papantla (regular shows during the day).
After 10-11 PM, it is also the heart of the local nightlife.
The first part, from the Los Arcos Amphitheater to the Customs Office (that no longer exists, by the lighthouse on Galeana, right on the curve) was built in 1936.
Initially known as “Paseo de la Revolución” then as “Paseo Díaz Ordaz” and now just called “El Malecón”.
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The north end starts off at Hotel Rosita (by The Millennia Statue) and ends at the Amphitheater (Aquiles Serdán Plaza) beside the Plaza de Armas (Main City Square).
Attractions and sightseeing: statues, the local inhabitants, stores, street, sea-side artists and the panorama: sea, waves, watch the sunset. Check out the restaurants, bars, and much more.
More or less 11 small blocks (750m/2350ft) in the downtown area by the edge of the sea.
More than 80% is pedestrian-only and has a delimited bike path.
Enjoy the Voladores de Papantla (regular shows during the day).
After 10-11 PM, it is also the heart of the local nightlife.
The first part, from the Los Arcos Amphitheater to the Customs Office (that no longer exists, by the lighthouse on Galeana, right on the curve) was built in 1936.
Initially known as “Paseo de la Revolución” then as “Paseo Díaz Ordaz” and now just called “El Malecón”.
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