Portal Maya - Playa del Carmen, Mexico - Freestanding Arches on Waymarking.com

The first time I visited Playa del Carmen, this arch did not exist. It is an impressive and beautiful addition to Parque Fundadores (Founding Fathers Park). It appears to welcome visitors to the park as well as those arriving from Cozumel from the nearby ferry pier.

This website (visit link) says:

"In December 2012, in commemoration of the end of the Mayan Calendar, the city of Playa del Carmen unveiled a beautiful bronze monument to commemorate a new era of light and prosperity. The structure, titled Portal Maya (Mayan Gateway), is the first of its kind in the Caribbean city.

The monument, standing over 50 feet high, portrays a man and a woman, being pushed upwards by a spiral of wind and water, and holding hands. All around the spirals, the sculpture includes depictions of other elements important to the area including a jaguar, shells, people from the past and present, and two rings from the Mayan ball game.

The monument is visually striking, especially with the beach and turquoise waters of the sea in the background!"

Type: Triumphal (Monument/Memorial) Subtype: Sculpture Location: Parque Fundadores

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