Living in Peru : your everyday companion

Phantom Paradise

Oil drilling operations in the small town of Lobitos began in the early 20th century with the establishment of Lobitos Oilfield Limited. The company quickly led to the drilling of 250 oil wells in the region.

This led to the development of an urban industrial compound made up of club houses, administrative buildings, a pier, housing developments, a church, a market, an oil treatment plant and the first cinema in South America.

It was in this place that a life of luxury could be found right in the middle of the desert, until that is, the government nationalized the camp and the army occupied the settlement. Years latter the government abandoned the facilities and Lobitos entered a downwards spiral towards total abandonment.

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SurfingList Travel Opens For Full Service Surf Trips.

SurfingList, Inc. and SurfingList Travel

Providing Surf trips to destinations such as Chicama, Peru

SurfingList Travel is a new addition to the SurfingList, Inc. family which also includes the website SurfingList.com.  SurfingList Travel has partnered with a large travel brokerage to offer least cost airfares for its surf travel clients as well as necessary ground transportation to destinations offered.  The partnership with the travel brokerage will also provide SurfingList Travel with the ability to offer access to travel agents for any issues en route to a final destination.  SurfingList Travel will be adding surfing destinations in 2009 in addition to selling all inclusive surf trips to Chicama, Peru.

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Destination Los Organos

It is amongst these many hidden secrets that we come across Los Organos Beach, a small low-key gem of a destination, located on the northern border of Piura, and just a 15 minute drive away from popular surfing hub, Mancora Beach. Easy to reach, (from Lima a 1h45min flight to Tumbes plus a 1.5h drive, or an 18hrs overnight bus ride), here those who dare to break the lines of mainstream tourism and abandon themselves to the subtle rewards of experiencing a location from its core, will find out that no matter how long they stay, coming back for seconds is the norm.

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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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