While reviewing some photos that I had taken on a walking tour in Gringo Gulch, something caught my eye that I hadn’t noticed before. One of my photos shows the crown at the top of Our Lady of Guadalupe church was being restored.
I don’t remember hearing or reading anything about renovations. I would expect to because Puerto Vallarta is a fairly small town and the crown on Our Lady of Guadalupe is Vallarta’s most famous landmark.
Curious about what was being done to the church, I did a quick Google search to see what I could find out. I didn’t come up with much. The best information came from an undated article about Our Lady of Guadalupe on VirtualVallarta.com.
Presently at the helm of a major fundraising effort is the Patronato de Amigos Vallartenses, a non-profit organization created to look after the conservation and restoration of the church, as well as many other important monuments around Puerto Vallarta. It was originally set in place during the restoration effort after the earthquake. Composed of Puerto Vallarta citizens and businessmen, the Patronato estimates that the budget required to restore the crown to its glory is $800,000 USD. This past December, a gala dinner and silent auction took place in which a sizeable portion of this amount was raised. Much more help is needed, however. To learn more about how you can donate to this worthy cause, contact the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe at (322) 222-1326.
If you happen to have any information on the work being done, please let us know by posting a comment or shooting me an email.
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I read somewhere thaat the main bell was repaired or re-founded recently . I believe there was an article in on of the local english papers. Anyone got any information about where this was done?
I don’t have any info. I have asked around a bit but I haven’t come up with much information. I need to dig a little deeper.