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LOS CABOS MEXICO-2019: Abandoned Homes on Ugly Hills in Arid Landscape

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Los Cabos, Mexico 2019
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About this clip

Shot in 2019, this vintage film footage captures a desolate landscape in Los Cabos, Mexico, featuring a wide expanse of abandoned homes nestled on the sides of barren, ugly hills. The structures appear windowless and weathered, their condition ambiguous—possibly damaged or simply neglected. No people, vehicles, or movement are visible, emphasizing the eerie stillness of the scene. Dirt roads wind through the arid terrain, adding to the sense of isolation. The footage evokes a haunting, post-apocalyptic atmosphere, with the unknown status of the homes contributing to a sense of mystery and decay. This raw, unfiltered clip offers a stark look at forgotten settlements in a harsh environment.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for documentary, agency mood reel, travel edit, or social cut needing an aerial view of hillside housing and arid development in Los Cabos, Mexico.
Edit role
Works as a short cutaway or transition beat between coastal Los Cabos material and a story point about inland development, dryness, isolation, or unfinished housing.
Visual details
The frames show pale apartment blocks and modern homes on scrubby brown hills, winding roads, distant mountains, hard midday light, muted beige and gray tones, and no visible people.

Tags

the video pans out to a huge expanseshowinghomes in an arid settinghomes setting on sides of ugly hillshomes look windowlesscannot tell if they are bombedlook abandonedno humans are shownno trafficno carsa few dirt roadsvery ugly sceneryunknowncountryhomesabandoneduglywindowsbuildingslandmarks

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
63 MB
Location
Los Cabos, Mexico
Year filmed
2019
Published
May 2019

Still Frames From This Clip

2 frames exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.

Opening aerial frame over Los Cabos hillside homes, scrub-covered slopes, pale apartment buildings, distant mountains, and no visible people.
The first frame introduces the dry hillside residential area and broad mountain-backed setting. (0:00)
Aerial view in Los Cabos showing a modern boxy home near the lower frame, pale multi-story buildings on the hill, winding roads, and no visible people.
This moment keeps the hillside homes prominent while showing the winding road network through the dry terrain. (0:01)

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