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Cerro Azul Beach


This beach is located in the Cerro Azul port; this is a fishermen town north of the city of Cañete and south of Lima. Is a left of fantastic quality of shape and trajectory, these waves were immortalized by the "Beach Boys" in one of their songs. On the other side of the pier, there's an excellent right on big south swells. The left is long and just perfect, is excellent for longboards and to set lot of maneuver with small boards. The right has a shorter trajectory, but a really nice tube. These are small waves; they reach a maximum of 6 foot height. The waves are good all year long, even if the best months to surf here are from March to November. The recommended boards are from 6'0'' to 6'4''. Cerro Azul also counts with lots of tourist activities, like hotels, restaurants, typical food, night life and a welcoming atmosphere. Is a very mystic place which encloses many legends and interesting stories.

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Aspects on favor of surfing in Peru - Why surfing in Perú is so cool!
In our country the coast is shark free, none of our beaches has a shark problem. It has never been reported a shark attack to a surfer, something that frequently happens in Australia, South Africa, Hawaii, Florida and, in less degree, in California. The ocean's temperature is also adequate, and it varies according to the seasons along the year. In general it is necessary to use a neoprene wetsuit, but never anyone that surfed the Peruvian waves has being able to say that the cold water kept them from surfing.