Drone captures stunning footage of a hidden Mexican beach

Now that is secluded! Drone captures stunning footage of pristine sandy beach hidden inside a bomb crater on a Mexican island

  • Tarsicio Suarez used a drone to film the Playa del Amor beach in Mexico 
  • The hidden location, on the Marieta Islands, was once used as a military range
  • Mexican bombers used to drop ordnance on the isolated series of islands
  • Now the Mexican government has designated the area as a protected reserve  

A photographer has captured stunning aerial images of a hidden beach located inside a crater on an island off the Mexican coast, which was once used as a bomb range.  

Tarsicio Suarez used a drone to film footage of the Playa del Amor, also known as Hidden Beach, in the Marieta Islands of Mexico.

The Islands are a few miles from Punta Mita on the west coast of Mexico and are only accessible by boat. 

Tarsicio Suarez used a drone to film footage of the Playa del Amor, also known as Hidden Beach, in the Marieta Islands of Mexico

The unusual beach is only accessible by swimming through a tunnel made of rock

The unusual beach is only accessible by swimming through a tunnel made of rock

Tarsicio, pictured, used a drone to capture the stunning images of the beach

Tarsicio, pictured, used a drone to capture the stunning images of the beach 

Despite its military history, the beach is now designated a nature reserve and is owned by the Mexican federal government. 

Visitors to the islands are highly regulated with strict limits on numbers in order to protect the flora and fauna.  

The trip to the island takes more than an hour, but to access the beach, it requires further effort, including a short swim through a tunnel. 

To protect the wildlife and make it less attractive to visit, authorities have banned the use of flippers and scuba diving is also prohibited.  

Authorities have also prohibited the use of certain popular sunblocks as they are toxic to the native coral. 

During his visit, Tarsicio flew his drone above the crater as he was standing on the beach and captured some breath-taking images of the unusual formation.

The islands are located a few miles of the Mexican coast and were once used as a bomb range

The islands are located a few miles of the Mexican coast and were once used as a bomb range