Ron Walker

Malecon Construction and Financing: What We Know and What We Don’t Know

Wednesday, August 10 2011 19:41 By Ron Walker

Regarding the ongoing construction of the new Malecon, we have been assured that it is being completed in a professional manner, in accordance with all specifications, in a timely fashion, will improve the image of the town and conserve the traditions of Puerto Vallarta. In a local newspaper interview, the President of Geminis Internacional Constructora, S.A. de C.V., Victor Zayas Riquelme states that the Malecon will last 100 years. Since I don’t plan to be around at the end of this time to confirm his claim, perhaps we can take a look at some other projects his company has done in Vallarta. After all, we are now 3 months into construction with only 1 month remaining before the stated completion date and… no plans yet.

What’s the point of a Malecon?

Monday, August 01 2011 10:02 Ron Walker

The new Malecon in Puerto Vallarta has been under construction since May 16 and is scheduled to be completed by September 15. That means we are half way there, or are we?The local College of Engineers and Architects and even the Consultive Council on Public Works has not received plans of the construction. So, all the engineers/architects of Puerto Vallarta and the public really know about the project is from the artist’s computer rendition that appears at various locations in the city.

Taking Care of Puerto Vallarta’s Pitillal River

Friday, May 06 2011 11:22 Ron Walker

The Pitillal River has had progressively less water over the last decade and is now a dry river bed for much of the year. Construction encroaches on all sides as urban sprawl engulfs the floodplain north of the Puerto Vallarta downtown area.

The Inland Royal Road of Northwest Mexico (El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro)

Thursday, January 27 2011 13:15 Ron Walker

For over 250 years, El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (The Inland Royal Road) between Mexico City and Santa Fe, New Mexico was the route of conquest, expeditions, The Silver Road, missionaries, soldiers, settlers and commerce from central Mexico to, what is today, the Southwest of the United States. In July of 2010, this road was named as a World Heritage Site. It is unusual for a road to be named as a World Heritage Site, but the roads' contribution to the Northwest of Mexico and the Southwest of the United States is undeniable.

Ojuela: an engineering marvel in the deserts of Durango

Monday, August 16 2010 17:08 Ron Walker

Ojuela, an abandoned mining town in the mountains above Mapimi in the State of Durango, is at once unexpected yet totally believable, when you consider Mexico’s history of mining. Along the lines of the Comstock Lode in Nevada or the gold fields of California; once the source of tremendous wealth, now all but forgotten.

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