Melia Carlos Explores Bahia Banderas' Marieta Islands National Park Carlos Melia - CarlosMeliaBlog
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One of the water activities and ways to explore the islands are by Paddle Boards, and so I did, or at least tried my best to and to stay on it. (Melia Carlos)

MARIETA ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK MEXICO - This week I spent my full morning exploring the area of Bahia Banderas, and Marieta Islands National Park in the state of Riviera Nayarit, Mexico, waters of the Pacific Ocean. A group of small uninhabited islands a few miles off the coast with two main volcanic formations dating from 60K years ago, each called Redonda (Rounded) and Larga (Long).

The access is only through a very narrow tunnel, since nobody is allow on the island anymore these days. Just SPECTACULAR. The beach was under a formation of volcanic rock which served as a sort of a roof, which collapsed long time ago, leaving this unusual beach out to be admired by all of us. Boats stop at the main entrance of the tunnel and you have to snorkel and swim your way into it.

... Thanks to Jacques Cousteau, in the late 1960s, the government eventually decided to label the islands a national park and therefore protected against any fishing, hunting or human activity.

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