Discovery Series Ornament – Puerto Vallarta
The Starbucks Discovery Series Ornament Puerto Vallarta keeps the design fairly compact, focusing on a few details that fit the city’s tropical setting, beach culture, local food, and everyday atmosphere. Puerto Vallarta grew from a small coastal community into one of Mexico’s best-known Pacific destinations, but it still keeps a strong regional identity through its food, colorful streets, warm climate, and close relationship with Banderas Bay.
Here are some of the foods, plants, and symbols featured in the design:
– The skewers shown near the city name are pescado embarazado, a traditional Puerto Vallarta beach snack. Despite the unusual name, which sounds like “pregnant fish” in Spanish, it actually refers to fish or shrimp grilled on wooden sticks over charcoal. The snack is especially associated with Puerto Vallarta’s beaches, where vendors commonly serve the skewers with lime, chile, and seasoning.
– The hammock fits naturally with Puerto Vallarta’s relaxed coastal lifestyle. Hammocks are a familiar sight around beaches, small hotels, patios, and shaded tropical spaces, making them an easy symbol of the slower pace and warm climate associated with the city.
– The iguana is a familiar reptile in the tropical environments around Puerto Vallarta. Iguanas can often be seen resting in trees, gardens, and rocky areas, especially in warmer parts of the region. Their presence adds a wildlife reference that feels very natural for a city surrounded by lush vegetation and coastal habitats.
– The coconut points to the tropical side of Puerto Vallarta. Coconut palms grow throughout the coastal region, while fresh coconut appears in drinks, desserts, and local beach snacks. Its inclusion works especially well with the hammock and iguana, reinforcing the warm Pacific atmosphere of the ornament.
– The flowers appear to be orchids, which are well suited to the humid tropical environment around Puerto Vallarta. Several orchid species grow naturally in western Mexico, and their bright colors and unusual shapes make them a fitting choice for a design focused on the region’s lush vegetation. They also add a more delicate floral element to the otherwise beach-oriented composition.
