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Sirena y Dolfines in La Paz

November 27, 2021 Public Mermaid Sculptures
Sirena y Dolfines in La Paz
By Mermaids of Earth November 27, 2021 Public Mermaid Sculptures

This sculpture “Mermaid with Dolphins” was created by Zacatecan sculptor, painter and musician José Kuri Breña (1913-2004) and was unveiled here on the Malecón of La Paz on October 17, 2007, at the end of Guadelupe Victoria Street, as a donation by Hotel La Concha Beach Resort.

Sirena y Dolfines in La Paz
Sirena y Dolfines in La Paz. Photo © by Eduardo Ysla.

The La Paz Malecón is the seaside promenade, and it stretches for several miles, with bronze sculptures along the way, of stingrays, sharks, mermaids and dolphins, whales, gigantic conch shells, pearl mussels and other ocean related figures.

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