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30 October, 2007 17:52:49

This Surf Life

by José Whilar - Whilar Surf Academy Director


As I sit with my camera on top of the Chorrillos cliff overlooking the ocean to make the early wave or swell shot for the Peru Surf Report, lots of things go through my mind, life, love, children, jobs, and the question, what kept me surfing after all these years?

Surfing started with me when my dad took me to the ocean at the age of 4 or 5, we use to go to Regatas Lima, the club he loved. He dipped me into the waves, taught me how to body surf. At the beginning I was kind of afraid of the ocean, everybody is I think, but then all of a sudden it turned to be fun, and surfing on air mattresses was the start of a surf life.

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11 October, 2006 12:31:34

The Sea Of Lost Time

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LIP-wb) There are two places in Peru where pleasure rubs shoulders with history: Colán and Cabo Blanco. The coastline that borders the desert department of Piura is a scenery of serene beauty.

Pure white sands, solitary beaches, a balmy sea, epic sunsets, fishermen about their tasks, local cooking based on seafood, and a sense of tranquility not to be found on beaches anywhere else on Earth: these are sufficient arguments to explain the fascination that those in the know feel for these shores, the only ones in Peru that enjoy a tropical climate.

What is more, Colán and Cabo Blanco are two spots in a region that hide a great deal of history.

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