María del Rocío García Gaytán - Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
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N 20° 36.891 W 105° 13.896
13Q E 475868 N 2279540
This bust is located on the upper level of Parque Hidalgo in Puerto Vallarta.
Waymark Code: WMK22R
Location: Jalisco, Mexico
Date Posted: 02/01/2014
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This bust sits atop a stone pedestal about five feet high. The lifesized bronze work depicts Gaytan as a middle-aged woman with short hair and a determined appearance. The viewer gets a glimpse of an open collar blouse with a jacket.
Unfortunately there is no sign at the site indicating the artist, title or date.
Unfortunately there is no sign at the site indicating the artist.
The plaque does indicate that it was unveiled January 7, 2013 and refers to Gaytan as the strong advocate for gender equality.
This website (
visit link) provides some information about her, which translated into English reads:
"She was appointed on 1 February by the President of Mexico and President of the National Women's Institute (Inmujeres). In her distinguished career, she has been deputy in the Congress of Jalisco which prompted the creation of the Commission on Gender Equality and the law against gender violence. Was also federal deputy in the 57th Legislature of the Congress and from 2002 she served as President of the Jalisco Institute for Women."