The Best of Mexico by Drone

For a first upload to AirVuz, brand-new contributor opia media lab brings us this phenomenal demo reel from Mexico.  The reel features footage from across the giant country.  Some of the featured locations include Puebla, the second-largest city of colonial Mexico; the great port city of Veracruz; the town of Tepoztlán, south of Mexico City; and the great stratovolcano called Popocatepetl, which is the country's second-highest mountain and has a peak elevation of about 5.4k meters above sea level or around 17.8k ft.  

Two stories come together as one in this exceptional drone reel by award-winning contributor and aerial cinematographer Postandfly. One tells the story of a new drone pilot finding and pursuing his passion and the other tells the story of his love for his homeland, the great nation of Mexico.  The video was shot over half a decade, from many different regions of this magnificent country, and with several types of drones (all DJI models).  This video was one of the first winners of the AirVuz Drone Video of the Week Contest in April, 2018.

Prepare to be blown away by this stunning pro drone reel from Mexico.  AirVuz contributor Barnard Steele has worked with some of the top names in the worldwide entertainment industry, including HBO, Amazon Studios, Lionsgate, and the History Channel.   His reel is full of absolutely jaw-dropping shots that show off the astounding cinematic power of drone-mounted cameras, which are now being used to create the type of scenes which were until very recently the exclusive preserve of mega-budget movies.  

Award-winning contributor created this epic compilation of drone footage from across Mexico, shot with a variety of drones.  Locations include San José de los Laureles in Morelos, Tijuana in Baja California, Oaxaca and Cuilapam in Oaxaca, Acuña in Coahuila, Valle de Bravo in Estado de México, Cueztalan in Puebla, and many more. The opening beach scene is from Manzanillo; this was the filming location for the famous scene in the 1979 movie 10 in which Bo Derek runs down the beach.  

Check out this magnificent drone reel from Mexico, compliments of AirVuz contributor miguelealmx.  The video features an outstanding mix of natural landscapes and urban scenery in this fantastically diverse country.  Some of the highlights include snow-covered mountains, nighttime dronelapses of Mexico City, the great resort towns of Cabo San Lucas and Cancun (on the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, respectively), humpback whales basking in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, captivating waterfalls and canyons, and more.  

It's likely that nobody has captured more epic drone footage than award-winning contributor Postandfly.  In this compilation, he shows us more of the beauty of his country, including: Chihuahua: Divisadero, Tararecua, Arereko, Barrancas del Cobre, Valle de los Monjes; Puebla: Laguna de Atexcac, Laguna de Alchichica, Ex hacienda de Caxcantla; Baja California: La Cetto, Encuentro Guadalupe, Valle de Guadalupe; Real de Catorce: San Luis Potosí;  Guantajuato: San Miguel de Allende; and more.

Check out this dronelapse reel from Mexico, compliments of top contributor and pilot c13studio.  The video features footage from four locations across the giant country: Mexico City, Tulum, Cancun, and Playa del Carmen.  Somne of the highlights include a series of epic shots of the skyscrapers of Mexico City starting at around the :45 mark (including a great shot of the city's tallest buildings, at 1:10), the legendary beaches of Playa del Carmen (1:20), giant resorts of the Mayan Riviera (1:25), the Cancun Hotel Zone (1:40), and more. 

For an aerial tour of the great nation of Mexico, it's tough to beat this piece by award-winning contributor Postandfly.  The video opens with shots of some of the most iconic sites of Mexico City, then goes on to feature footage from over two dozen of the country's 31 states, including San Luis Potosi, Hidalgo, Sonora, Chihuahua, Chiapas, Jalisco; Oaxaca; Puebla; Yucatan, Coahuila, Guerrero, Tabasco, Queretaro, Baja California Sur, Nayarit, Michoacan, Veracruz, Sinaloa, Guanajuato, Tlaxcala, Baja California, and more.

Award-winning contributor Postandfly used a DJI Mavic Mini 2 to create this DVOW nominated reel of Mexico's El Chico National Park.  It's located in the state of Hidalgo, about a two-hour drive northeast of Mexico City.   One of the country's first protected areas, El Chico was formally designated as a national park in 1982.  The park is home to some of Mexico's last remaining ancient forest areas.  It lies within the Pachuca Mountains, which form part of the Sierra Madre Oriental chain which runs down much of eastern Mexico.

"El dia de los Muertos" or "Day of the Dead" is an important holiday in Mexican culture; it combines elements of Christian and native rituals.  Top Contributor Face Du Mond traveled to Southern Mexico one October spending time around Quintana Roo, Yucatán and Campeche states.  Using his drone and ground cameras, he created an unforgettable view of Mexico during the period leading up to the holiday (which occurs in early November), capped off by a candlelit Día de Los Muertos celebration.

Prepare to be blown away by this spectacular dronelapse of Mexico City, the largest urban center of the Western Hemisphere.  Award-winning contributor Postandfly used a DJI Mavic Pro 2 to create an unforgettable time-lapsed aerial view of this massive city on the plateau known as the Mexican Valley.  Originally the great Aztec 14th century city called Tenochtitlan, it went on to became the de facto capital of Spain's once-vast overseas empire and today is the financial capital of Latin America.  

Check out this outstanding drone video of Monterrey, Mexico, compliments of  contributor thedroneexperience.  The capital of the northeastern city of Nueva Leon, Monterrey is the core of the second-largest metropolitan area in the country after Greater Mexico City.  A major industrial center and one of Mexico's wealthiest cities, Monterrey lies at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental.  The video features footage of sites such as the Monterrey Cathedral and the under-construction Torres Obispado, soon to be Mexico's tallest skyscraper.

Award-winning contributor and drone pilot used both the Mavic 2 Pro and the Mavic 2 Zoom drones to create this amazing aerial view of  San Miguel de Allende in the state of Guanajuato.  San Miguel is roughly a 3-4 drive northwest from the capital Mexico City.  The site of important struggles between the native population and the Spanish conquistadora's in the 16th century, San Miguel de Allende took the #1 spot for two years running on the Travel and Leisure (T+L) list of the world's top 15 cities to visit.

Prepare to be blown away by this magnificent drone video of Mexico's ancient city of Teotihuacan, compliments of award-winning contributor Postandfly.  Located about 40 km (around 25) northeast of central Mexico City, Teotihuacan was the center of a Mesoamerican civilization which pre-dated the Mayan and Aztec civilizations by centuries and the Spanish arrival in the Western Hemisphere by over 1,500 years.  At its height around 500 AD, the city was the largest in the Americas and one of the half-dozen largest in the world.  

Top contributor iDrone Aerials created this epic aerial view of the great ruins of Chichen Itza, on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.  Chichen Itza is believed by archaeologists to have been one of the largest cities in the Mayan civilization.  It is located in the state of Yucatán, one of the three states on the peninsula along with Quintana Roo and Campeche.  It was built beginning in the 7th century.  A UNESCO World Heritage site, the site was recently named one of the new Seven Wonders of the World by the Travel Channel.  

Contributor and pilot Legacy Video used a drone to create this amazing aerial tour of Mazatlan, one of the beach cities along Mexico's Pacific coastline.  Mazatlan is located in the state of Sinaloa.  It is situated roughly a third of the way down the Pacific coast, approximately level with the southern tip of Baja California Peninsula.  Legacy used a DJI Phantom 3 drone to create this video of the city, which was founded by the Spanish in 1531 and is one of the oldest cities on Mexico's west coast.  

Award-winning contributor Postandfly created this magnificent highlight reel of drone footage of Mexico's Baja region, a long peninsula which separates the Pacific Ocean from the Sea of Cortez.  Much of the video is focused on the legendary sea mammal wildlife of the region, so you'll get plenty of aerial views of the dolphins, whales, and sea lions.  In terms of inanimate scenery, you will be able to feast your eyes on numerous sea coves, spectacular rock formations, and legendary beaches that abound on and around the Baja Peninsula.  

Award-winning contributor Postandfly created this stunning drone video descending through the clouds above Acapulco, Mexico.  It's located on a long, shallow Pacific Ocean bay in the state of Guerrero.  One of Mexico's oldest cities, it was founded by Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century.  "Discovered" as a chic beach destination by a number of Hollywood stars beginning in the 1940s, Acapulco became Mexico's first true resort destination. Surrounded by Hills, Acapulco is also a major cruise ship port of call.

Top contributor Postandfly created this stunning drone video of the city of Oaxaca, capital of the state of the same name in Southern Mexico.  The state is considered one of Mexico's great cultural treasures because of its indigenous population, in which at least 16 pre-Columbian tribes have survived and with greater continuity than in other parts of the country.  Located in a mountain valley, Oaxaca was the subject of four of the eight essays in DH Lawrence's travel book Mornings in Mexico (1927).

Top AirVuz content creator and drone pilot Majestic does it again with this stunning aerial portrait of Cancún, Mexico.  The resort city lies on the eastern (Caribbean Sea) side of the Yucatán Peninsula in the state of Quintana Roo.  Cancún was virtually unknown until the 1970's, when the Mexican government launched an investment program to create a new planned resort city.  The program was wildly successful, and within a couple of decades the city was the country's top beach destination.  

Thedronexperience brings us this spectacular drone footage from southern Mexico.  Apart from the Yucatan, Southern Mexico covers the states of Veracruz, Chiapas, Tabasco, and Oaxaca.  The region is much more rural and less industrialized compared to areas to its north.  Its most important city is Veracruz, which is also the largest port city on the Caribbean side of Mexico.  The video shows some epic aerial views of the great port as well of the amazingly diverse natural scenery to be found in the region.

Award-winning contributor and drone pilot Postandfly gives us this beautiful aerial video of a beach spot in his native state of Oaxaca on Mexico's Pacific coastline.  Zicatela Beach is considered one of the best surfing beaches in the Western Hemisphere.  It's just a short distance from Puerto Escondido, a beach town which is widely considered to be more authentically Oaxacan than Huatulco, the state's other big beach spot which was developed on a large scale basis in a manner similar to Cancun.

Cabo San Lucas is a resort town located at the southern tip of Mexico's Baja Peninsula.  Cabo has something to offer everyone, from beachgoers to kite surfers, fishermen, off-road adventurers, and cruise ship passengers.  Contributor Douglas Thron used a drone to capture Cabo's flavor from a high end resort on the beach.  The bird's eye views of this beach paradise will help you understand why it is one of the most popular vacation spot in a country which is full of world-class beach destinations.

Check out this fantastic drone footage collection from the mountains of northeastern Mexico, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot k2team.mty.  The mountains here are part of the Sierra Madre Oriental, a range which runs down the eastern side of the country, roughly parallel to the Sierra Madre Occidental on the western side.  Extending from the USA border to the great Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, the peaks of the Sierra Madre Orientals run as high as 3.7k meters above sea level or around 12.1k ft.  

Award-winning contributor Postandfly created this beautiful aerial video of the "ghost town" of Real de Catorce, once one of the great mining towns of Central Mexico.  Situated in the state of San Luis Potosi, it's roughly in the middle of the great triangle formed by Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara.  The town was founded as a result of a large nearby silver discovery in the late 18th century, and at its height, it was one of the biggest sources for the highly silver-dependent Spanish Empire.  

Award-winning contributor Postandfly created this stunning aerial tour of the Mexican state of Chiapas, which won the Drone Video of the Week in July, 2019.  Home to a highly diverse landscape, Chiapas lies in the heart of the old Mayan Empire which covered much of what is now southern Mexico.  Featured locations include San Cristobal de las Casas, the Agua Azul waterfalls, the coffee plantations and the jungle near Tapachula, the Montebello Lakes, the port of Tapachula, Sumidero Canyon, and El Chiflon waterfall. 

In this video, Postandfly gives us a bird's eye view of Tijuana, the largest city on Mexico's western coasts.  It's the largest city in the state of Baja California, which extends from the US border to Cabo St. Lucas at the tip of the BC peninsula.  Tijuana is one of the major manufacturing centers of Mexico, and is home to many maquiladora factories.  Most of the video's footage is shot around the city's Pacific Ocean beach coastline.  He also gets some good shots of the giant Plaza Monumental arena.

AirVuz contributor and drone pilot Simeon_Pratt spent three days in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, which is near the exact geographic center of the country.  Guanajuato is situated a bit to the north and west of Mexico City, equidistant from Guadalajara.  Most of the video is from Leon, the largest city in Guanajuato and the fourth largest city in the country after Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara.  The video also features footage from the mountainous countryside surrounding Leon.

Isla Mujeres is a long but extremely narrow island which sits off the Caribbean Sea coast of Mexico on the Yucatan Peninsula, in the state of Quintana Roo.  The beaches of the island resemble something between nearby Cancun and the Dominican Republic.  Top contributor and pilot Majestic used a DJI Phantom 4 drone to create an unforgettable aerial tour of Isle Mujeres.  In this video you will find views of magically blue water, beach activities, and the party atmosphere of an island paradise.

Contributor and pilot Nomade World used a drone to capture a memorable hike on Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl), otherwise known as the highest mountain in Mexico.  The dormant (but not extinct) volcano is situated on the Trans-Mexican Volcanic belt that defines so much of the geography of the country.  The mountain's peak stands about 5.6k meters (about 18.5k) ft. above sea level, making it the third highest peak in North America.  Orizaba is the world's second most prominent volcanic peak.  

Drone_capodoc created this beautiful drone reel from the Mexican state of Jalisco, mostly shot in its great capital city Guadalajara.  Guadalajara is the center of the second most populous metropolitan area in the country after Mexico City.  A historic city originally founded in the 16th century, it's sprouted more than its share of gleaming skyscrapers and wide freeways, which blend in nicely with its well known churches and public squares.  The video also contains footage of some other spots around the state.

Top contributor Postandfly created this fascinating drone video of one of the geological wonders of Mexico: the Parícutin volcano.  Located in the state of Michoacán, it's one of the world's most famous cinder cone volcanoes, a subtype which arises from eruptions through a single vent that's usually part of a larger volcano.  Parícutin was born in an eruption that began in 1943 and continued for about nine years, although this type of volcano will not erupt again. This video won DVOW in August, 2019.

Top contributor Postandfly created this stunning drone video of the volcanic crater lakes in the Mexican state of Puebla, a bit to the south and east of Mexico City.  The three lagoons featured, in order, are  Alchichica, Laguna de las Minas, and Atexcc.  All three are by-products of the extensive volcanic activity in the area, which forms part of the great volcanic belt which runs through the mid-section of the country.  The footage was captured with the DJI Mavic Pro 2 and Phantom 4 Pro drones.  

Award-winning content creator and pilot Poastandfly created this stunning drone video of one of the most pristine beaches on Mexico's western (Pacific Ocean) coastline.  Zipolite Beach is situated in the southern state of Oaxaca. It's about two km (just over a mile) long and only about 40 meters (around 130 ft. wide.  It's one of the more remote beach areas on the country's western coast.  Named as one of Mexico's top beaches by Coastal Living, it's known in part for being the only legal nude beach in Mexico.

Mexico is home to some of the top tourist destinations from USA and Canadian travelers; cities like Cancun, Cozumel, Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, and Cabo San Lucas perennially rank amongst the top North American beach destinations. This thirty-second aerial video by Dronismo shows just a few high light shots of two of those destinations, Cancun and Puerto Vallarta. From the high-rise resorts, to top-down shots of catamarans and shoreline, it’s easy to see why so many people vacation there. 

Top contributor Barnard Steele created this magnificent sunrise drone video of some of Mexico's most well-known ruins.  The Tulum site is located on the so-called Mayan Riviera, a stretch of beaches and ancient ruins south of Cancun in the Yucatan Peninsula state of Quintana Roo.  Situated on some tall cliffs overlooking the Caribbean Sea, Bjuilt between the 13th-15th centuries, Tulum is one of the best-preserved sites of the Mayan Civilization which ruled over large stretches of the region in Pre-Columbian times.  

In this drone video by top contributor, you'll see some awesome aerial views of Mexico's Sea of Cortez -the  long body of water which separates Baja California from the Mexican mainland.   Most of its shoreline is lightly populated, and it's known for its tremendously diverse sea life.  The video was filmed from three of the islands which line the western side of this storied body of water, which is called the Gulf of California on the US side of the border: San Jose, San Francisco and Espiritu Santo.

Mexico offers a broad range of breathtaking landscapes; fortunately for our AirVuz community, top content creator Postandfly has skillfully captured and shared many of these from above with his drone.  In this impressive DVOW Finalist video, he reveals the seemingly untouched beauty around the municipality of Metztitilán, in the state of Hidalgo in east Mexico.  This area is home to the Barranca de Metzitlán Biosphere Reserve, the states's largest reserve, which contains a variety of ecosystems.

Top AirVuz contributor Inigui brings us this stunning drone video from a beautiful spot on Mexico's Pacific coastline. The DVOW nominated video was filmed around the town of Conchas Chinas, which is located just south of the great beach city of Puerto Vallarta.  Sometimes called the Beverly Hills of Puerta Vallarta, Conchas Chinas takes its name from distinctive looking type of shell which is found on its beaches.  Located in the state of Jalisco, it's part-time residents include many movie stars and other international luminaries.  

Top AirVuz contributor Postandfly has spent over half a decade filming his native Mexico by drone.  Winner of several AirVuz Drone Video of the Week/Month contests, he created this surreal piece using his aerial footage from across the giant country.  Making great use of the hyperlapse technique as well as some other editing tricks, the video shows sights like Mexico City, the country's great volcanoes, crater lagoons, and other spots from an entirely new perspective.  

Many of the most beautiful sights of Mexico are on its coastlines. The country is blessed with thousands of km/mi of epic beaches along the Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea.  In this amazing drone video by top AirVuz contributor iamdelpaso, you'll get some amazing bird's eye views of some Mexico's most well-known coastal spots: Puerto Vallarta, Rosarito (Baja California), Riviera Nayarit (north of Puerto Vallarta), Chetulam, Bacalar, Boca de Timatlán, Sayulita, Mahahual, and more.  

The third largest Latin American country in land area after Brazil and Argentina, Mexico is a dynamic and beautiful place. Once a largely rural land, nearly four-fifths of Mexicans now live in its cities. Mexico is known for its Mayan pyramids, incredible beaches on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, vast desert areas, towering (and sometimes dangerous) volcanoes, and bustling Mexico City.  You will see it all in this excellent reel from AirVuz contributor and drone pilot jcreynoso.

Tarsicio Sañudo, aka Postandfly, has created more than 90 drone videos of his native Mexico, which have garnered numerous awards and honors.  His epic videos of top sights like Mexico City, Acapulco, and Oaxaca can be found throughout the Mexico collections on AirVuz.  In this episode of the Drone Dish, host Tyler Mason speaks with him about his passion for drones and his epic aerial videos of Mexico, one of which was one of the first winners of the AirVuz Drone Video of the Week contest. 

Aerial Traveler is the newest of AirVūz Originals programming.  Each episode has hosts Allie and Rusty featuring a jaw-dropping travel destination via the incredible drone videos uploaded to AirVuz.  A finely curated collection packages these videos into a virtual travel itinerary, inviting us all to experience the aerial views from the best seat you’ll never need to reserve - right where you are now. This month, Aerial Traveler heads to Mexico, watch the episode now to see it all for yourself!

AirVuz is home to thousands of drone videos from the great Latin American country of Mexico. In this compilation video, the AirVuz has pulled together a highlight reel featuring the very best content from this spectacularly beautiful and fascinating country. From the grandeur of Mexico City to the legendary beach towns of the Pacific coast, from the great canyons and deserts of Chihuahua to the rainforests of Chiapas, and from the towering peaks of the Great Volcanic Belt to the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza and the resorts of Cancun, it's all here!