Protected from the intrusion of the world outside, the hidden beach of
Marieta Islands, Puerto Vallarta is a world of its own. The Marieta Islands were originally formed many thousands of years ago
by volcanic activity, and are completely uninhabited. The islands are
about an hour long boat ride west-northwest from the coast of Puerto
Vallarta and are visited daily by hundreds of tourists, yet no one can
legally set foot on the islands. In the early 1900s the Mexican
government began conducting military testing on the islands because no
one lived there. Many bombings and large explosions took place on the
islands causing amazing caves and rock formations to be created. After a
massive international outcry, started by scientist 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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