The islands are a popular tourist destination because of the abundant marine life. Islas marietas are a group of small uninhabited islands a few miles off the coast of the state of nayarit mexico located in federal waters approximately 7 9 kilometres 4 9 mi southwest of the peninsula known as punta de mita in the municipality of bahÃa de banderas. The marieta islands spanish.
Las islas marietas or the marieta islands in english are a popular stop for people visiting puerto vallarta and the. These rocky islands are known for their diverse marine life bird watching and hidden beaches. The marieta islands a small archipelago located in the banderas bay are about an hour offshore from the riviera nayarit in mexico.
The hidden beach gets its nickname from the. Off the coast of the state of nayarit and approximately 23 miles 37 kilometers west of puerto vallarta the hidden beach is an underground beach located inside a crater on one of the islands. The marietas islands are an archipelago or a chain of islands which were named a national park in 2005.
Due to its tropical climate the marieta islands including the hidden beach enjoy 12 months of sunny days. The islands are protected by the government of mexico and visitors who intend to enter the reserve must have a permit. Hidden beach marietas islands nayarit mexico is located at mexico country in the beaches place category with the gps coordinates of 20 41 59 3016 n and 105 34 12 9324 w.
The latitude of hidden beach marietas islands nayarit mexico is 20 699806 and the longitude is 105 570259. Discover the pleasures of hidden beach and how it came to be. On mexico s marieta islands you ll find a sandy spot that s on many an instagrammer s bucket list.
Playa del amor commonly known as the hidden beach is a feature of one of the marieta islands located some 22 nautical miles west of puerto vallarta mexico at the mouth of banderas bay. The beach is located right inside the cliffs of one of the islands of the marieta archipelago and resembles a large natural pool with sandy beaches embossed in an. A hidden beach of mesmerizing beauty can be found in mexico off the coast of a small uninhabited island in the pacific ocean 22 miles west of the resort town of puerto vallarta.
