You can now virtually visit Playa del Amor, in Islas Marietas
There are landscapes arranged with such perfection that they make reality seems more unlikely than fiction itself , Y Hidden Beach is proof of it. In this tiny sandy area of Islas Marietas, in Mexico , is the highest concentration of beauty per square meter.
The also known as Love beach is an earthly paradise whose charm lies in secrecy: the coquette white sand cove is hidden in the heart of a rock formation which, from a bird's eye view, stars in one of the most amazing postcards in the world.
You can only get to the beach by swimming
Contemplating this picture it is inevitable to feel an irrepressible desire to set course for the Mexican Pacific and, given the circumstances, it is a difficult dream to materialize.
For this reason, technology has intervened again, bringing to our electronic devices the beautiful archipelago -designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2008- that hosts the beach in question.
Marietas Islands from a bird's eye view during the tour
The tour immerses the visitor in the fascinating natural enclaves of the Islas Marietas, the jewel par excellence of the Riviera Nayarit, quenching (as far as possible) his thirst for travel.
The Marietas Islands National Park It is composed of two small islands -Isla Redonda, where Playa Escondida is located, and Isla Larga- and two islets of volcanic origin.
Although getting to the salty gem through the screen is easy, doing it physically becomes a bit more complicated: during periods of Low tide , must be swim through a volcanic stone arch which measures approximately 20 meters in length , with only 1.8 meters of space between the water and the rock.
On the other hand, the virtual visit also allows us to enjoy the charm of this beach without responding to times and capacities , then, to ensure its conservation, a protection program was created that limited bathers per day (117 people) and the time of enjoyment (20 minutes).
Only 117 people can access a day
In addition to Playa del Amor, La Nopalera, the Stone Bridge, El León, Los Morros and the Mictlán Cave are other places that show us the attractive fauna (giant manta, spiny ray, hammerhead shark, silky shark, bull shark, humpback whale...) and the exuberant flora of the Marietas Islands in the virtual experience.
Who is behind him? Riviera Nayarit and the Government of Bahía de Banderas -through the Department of Tourism-, Jebus Media, Mictlán Surf School and the photographers Andrea Fanni, Francisco Valdez and Samuel Reséndiz are the architects of this interactive tour with more than 30 images in 360° view of the Marietas Islands National Park.
The tour, which aims to put the natural charms of the Mexican archipelago within our reach, can be done from a computer, smartphone, or virtual reality glasses through the Riviera Nayarit website.
Discover every nook and cranny of the most remote beach on the planet