As the season closes down for us SF folks (though by this weeks standards you wouldn't know it) I was wondering and wandering around on the web.
I saw some info on Peru and checked flight costs
LA or SF to Lima - $504 rt not much more than traveling to Hawaii
My guess is it that is pretty cheap once your there. Anybody been? Would you recommend it? sounds like an fun adventure.
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gogglefog
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Peru gets really good waves and is extremely cheap. However, it does get crowded. My advice is to either go way north of Lima or way south of it. Most breaks around there are polluted and usually just big walls with no tubes. There are exceptions such as La Herradura.
I go to South America every year for a month.
I now go straight to Chile. It's well worth the extra expense for airfare and really not that much more expensive than the third world countries in South America. It's safe and you don't have to worry about getting sick and spending days on the toilet due to dysentary.
What's better is that their bus system is so good you don't have to rent a car.
Oh, and did I mention the left points in central Chile. When I was there in February we had two weeks of absolutely perfect waves and another week of really fun waves. Some of the guys that had been to Indo said it was like a cold water G-land.
I go to South America every year for a month.
I now go straight to Chile. It's well worth the extra expense for airfare and really not that much more expensive than the third world countries in South America. It's safe and you don't have to worry about getting sick and spending days on the toilet due to dysentary.
What's better is that their bus system is so good you don't have to rent a car.
Oh, and did I mention the left points in central Chile. When I was there in February we had two weeks of absolutely perfect waves and another week of really fun waves. Some of the guys that had been to Indo said it was like a cold water G-land.
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Willy Kelly
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I was in Peru in 2003 spent a few weeks there surfing the point breaks in northern Peru got the logest waves at Chicama up to two miles no B.S. if you go and the swell gets huge head for Chicama there is about 5 other left hand point breaks in the area that are just as good you might want to have a guide some of the breaks are hard to find and its allways nice to have someone at the car keeping a eye on things 
if you need any info pm and I will hook you up 
Peace and good waves to all
Willy
if you need any info pm and I will hook you up Peace and good waves to all
Willy
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ross
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chile is the go
yes fellas chile is the choice.land of the lefts
punta lobos and pichi lemu are my pick.your paddling techniqe should be in order after battling the sweep on these points!
but who cares when your getting four tubes and ten reo's on one wave eh? 
punta lobos and pichi lemu are my pick.your paddling techniqe should be in order after battling the sweep on these points!
but who cares when your getting four tubes and ten reo's on one wave eh? -
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The current at pichi and lobos is only bad on a south swell - so bad that when it's gets to be only a couple of feet overhead i'll just wait for a different swell direction. Or head south to buchu or rinconada.
on a west pichi and lobos are have more moderate current and on a north the current is non-existent. these swell directions are much better as the waves hit the sand more straight on and bowl and tube more.
on a west pichi and lobos are have more moderate current and on a north the current is non-existent. these swell directions are much better as the waves hit the sand more straight on and bowl and tube more.