Playa del Amor beach

Hidden Beach, Playa del Amor, Love Beach - these are all the names of one famous beach in Mexico with the romantic name Love Beach, which is located in a hinged cave. As the Mexicans themselves admit, this place is not at all a miracle of nature, but the result of a test of military weapons and equipment.

Beach description

The beach got its name for a reason, this place is a favorite vacation spot for couples in love and newlyweds. Getting to the mysterious beach of love is a real adventure. To get to the beach it is necessary to go by boat from Puerto Vallarta to the north-west to the mouth of Banderas Bay for about an hour, located at the base of Marieta Island. It is easy to understand, that Love Beach is nearby by the entry to the sandy cave, swim another 150 m through the cave archipelago and here it is, Love Beach.

Amazing snow-white sands and quiet turquoise of ocean breezes are located in a deep cave, that hangs over the beach. The cave is more like a huge crater in the cliff, full of mystery and inscrutability. The cave is also a kind of parasol, that shades part of the beach area.

In 2005, Love Beach received the title of National Park Parque Nacional Islas Marietas. Such a decision was a necessity, because in some periods, about 3,000 tourists could visit a small beach per day. This became a danger to the destruction of this beautiful place, so the authorities decided to restrict visits to the Love Beach, giving it the title and restricting his visit. No more than 120 people a day are allowed to enter the beach. In 2008, the beach was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

When is the best time to go?

From May to October, heavy rains and tornadoes are usually played off the Mexican coasts. So the best time to visit the country is from November to March. However, it should be mindful of that prices in the high season are higher than usual.

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Infrastructure

Love Beach is a nature reserve, that no one knew about for a long time. After all, the island, on which the beach is located, is uninhabited, covered with dense thickets of trees and it is almost impossible to notice it from the water. It was discovered from above, and as soon as the photo of the beach got in the Internet, Love Beach became a world famous and desirable place to visit. There are no hotels or restaurants on the beach territory. All the delights of civilization are in nearby Puerto Vallarta.

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Useful information

Since the territory of Love Beach is a biosphere reserve, kayaking and scuba diving near reefs are allowed on its territory, and any kind of hunting and fishing is prohibited, if you violate this prohibition, you will have to pay a considerable fine. Some Mexican sources joked about this and wrote, that it is only possible to fall in love on Love Beach. Rest on this beach is calm, because the cave does not let waves on the beach and does not allow winds to blow. Love Beach is an ideal place for unity with nature in its unique manifestation.

The beach participates in ratings:

3 place in rating North America 49 place in rating TOP-100 of the best beaches in the world 1 place in rating Mexico
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