Where is the Iconic Opening Movie Scene from Predator (1987)

Where is the Iconic Opening Movie Scene from Predator (1987) ?

Few movie intros hit as hard as the opening scene of Predator (1987). It’s a masterclass in cinematic testosterone: a squad of elite commandos, led by Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “Dutch”, arriving in a UH-1 Huey helicopter at a jungle beach. The chopper comes in low and fast, flares firing as it drops like a rock onto the sand. It’s the perfect entrance for a movie packed with action, suspense, and a legendary alien hunter.

But where was this epic landing scene filmed? The movie places it in the fictional South American country of Val Verde, but the real location is far from the Amazon. I set out to track it down.