Q: My air tix get me to Buenos Aires,
Rio, Santiago, and Lima, but
> from there I’ll have to make my own way so… I know
near BA is Mar Del Plata,
> anyone know a decent place to stay with access (without a car)
to surf
> nearby?
Don't know first hand about Mar de Plata, but I do get plenty of reports
from there. From what I gather its a densly populated beach area with
plenty of hotels. The surf is beach break, except for some points
north of there. Don't know exactly where they are and the names of
the points. Its about an hour out of buenos aires to get to the beach
at Mar de Plata.
Or where to go/stay near Santiago?
Santiago is not on the coast you need to get yourself a lonely planet
guide to acquiant yourself with the geography
or on the north coast of Peru (and
> how to get there from Lima)?
It's relatively easy because Lima's on the coast and the north south
coast road goes through there. Chile and Southern Peru will be your
best bets for surf.
Argentina and Brazil will be a hit or miss, but the Argentine Women
are something
Also how much rubber will I need to bring? It’ll be the end of
the summer but I know most of the water is pretty cold on the west
coast.
Both the atlantic and the pacific will have temps in the fifties
for water and upper sixties to nineties for the air. The norm for
this time of year is short sleeve full or spring.
Any travel tips for a solo traveler aside from the usual precautions?
Thanks for any help in advance. Chris
Argentina has an excellent party scene and music scene. If you are
unfamiliar with it you will be astounded. It sounds like you have
a nice tour going have fun
herb.
Chile - 2700-mile coastline, deep water trench offshore, chilled by the Humbolt Current. Tough coastal access -- 4WD often needed. Lots of big left-hand points that can be epic, if the sand shifts into place. 4/3 wetsuits with booties and gloves are the go. Arica is one of the premier spots with a right and left reef breaking off a manmade peninsula. Learn Spanish and drink Pisco, the cheap white rum, but not in public. Drinking is confined to bars here. Bring big boards cause you have to paddle to get to the breaks.
Subject: Re: surf travel ideas.....where the dream begins
Date: 1999/03/25
How about Chile? The southern portion of the country has miles and miles of left points. A friend of mine traveled around S. America a few years back and spent most of his time in Chile. He eventually moved there and tried to find a job/start a business. He showed me some pics, about 10 or so showing a perfect long left. I was totally blown away. Then he told me, "Those are all different spots".
Don't know anything about accomodations, but things are supposedly stable there now. The climate is California-like, apparently (they have great wine). The northern part of the country has gnarly reef breaks. This is where my friend ended up, I think.
Peru has Chicama and Punta Lobos, but the country has a reputation for being unsafe. Good luck on your decision. I wish I was you.
Vincent SURFGEO wrote: > i have a sizeable continental airlines one pass account just sitting there > begging to be used. i thought i would toss up some ideas to the group and see > what some of you think if you have been to any of these locations. my travel > dates would be sometime between january and august 2000. prefer a january or > feb. trip, but i am afraid the best swell windows are in july/august. i have > over 50,000 miles, which gives me many options. i want to make this a > low-budget trip, therefore my main criteria are: > > 3rd world country, spanish speaking > warm water > low crowd factor > good surf close to point of arrival if possible, would love to be able to take > a short cab ride to a cheap hotel or bungalow sitting within walking distance > to a left point and a right point, but i know i am dreaming. will spend about > a week, 10 days max, dont want extensive driving time. > continental airline route... > prefer left points, mixture is best, but would rather not have an all rights > area > prefer reefs and points with longish rides over wham-bam-thank you ma'am death > beach breaks. > prefer a place to stay near surf as opposed to camping. would rather drive an > hour to a secluded spot rather than camp on it. 1 star accomodations is fine. > > i narrowed it down to the following, but am open to other ideas. these places > have direct flights from houston, so access is really easy, and they only cost > 35,000 miles. please share any info on best time for surf, ease of access to > well known spots, potential for secluded spots, general accomodation types and > rates, etc..... > i am clueless after you get past mexico...does central america pick up the late > summer swells from the hurricanes off of mexico, or do they get the swells from > winter storms in the southern hemi, or both? its at a pretty sharp angle to > the intertropical conv. zone and facing more to the south. > > El salvador - probably really cheap, the closest destination, but mainly > rights, correct? is this a better winter or summer place? angle of coastline > implies only southern hemi swells > > Managua, Nic. - really interesting, not many go there. good for desparation > stories. this is a top choice so far if the breaks are there and the safety > factor is tolerable. > > Costa Rica - at the bottom of the list. everyone goes there now. desparation > factor zero. actually, not even on the list. i'll wave as i fly over. > > Guayaquil, Ecuador - very interesting. lots of coastline north of the point of > entry. what are the economics like? probably gets july/august swells from > mexico hurricanes as well as swells at the same time from southern hemi storms? > any good in jan/feb/march? > > Galapogos Islands - never heard surf stories from there. have to factor in > the cost of the flight from Quito, but it could be worth it. probably have to > stay overnight and hop the plane out there the next day, adding to travel time, > but again may be worth the effort. looks to pick up swells from the mexico > storms and southern hemi. definitely high on the list. > > Lima, Peru dont know how many peruvian surfers frequent the area, but i bet > the crowds thin with distance from the city. probably all southern hemi > swells, but how far do i have to go to get away from crowds? > > feel free to e-mail if you dont want to publicize a certain spot too much, but > otherwise i would like to see the discussion evolve in the group. > > dont drink the agua. eat huachinango. > surfgeo ><}}}}}"> > b b > NEW pics at http://members.aol.com/surfgeo/page/index2.htm > dont forget 2 wipeout ndatube
Newsgroups: alt.surfing Subject: Re: Airline board charge Date: Tue, 22 Jul 1997 16:22:06 -0400 Charles Whitacre Cushman 3 wrote: > when i went to chile (flew with lan chile)i travled with my family and > > forced them all to > travel light so that we were three bags under the free limit, they > then > let me send my boards for free. on the way back we were bumped from > our > flight so once again we were allowed to send my board free. i think > the > normal rate is 50 to 75. however if you are not as luck as me you > probably could still sweet talk them down a little, especially if you > know > spanish. > charlie Ticket agents have more power than we realize. If your real nice and cool, they might waive the fee. Chances are though, they won't. It sucks, but that's how we surfers have to travel. Speaking the language helps. I sweet talked the nice lady in P.R. and she didn't even mention it.
Newsgroups: alt.surfing Subject: RE:Chile Sender: bx055@freenet3.carleton.ca (Nicolas Gabriel Alvarado-Quiroz) Organization: The National Capital FreeNet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Date: Fri, 27 Oct 1995 14:50:34 GMT Hi TGleeson, I went to Chile a number of years back. I only had a few days but I went to this spot called Punta Los Lobos. This spot is a point break and you have to go to Pichilemu. This town , when I went was just starting to become a tourist attraction (good location , nice beaches). The town is about a 3 hour drive south of Santiago (the capital). The waters aer rather cold so If you have a steamer it is a BONUS! I managed with a shorty while bodyboarding! Be prepared to meet all sorts of people (mostly argentinians-who are major ASSHOLES-but you get the occasionalcool ones. Californians,Aussies, Isrealies, Brasiliens etc..) Mind you there are a maximum of 15 to 20 surfers, when I surfed. By the way , when you drive out to the point you will be on a dirt road. When you get to the end , to your right you have the access to the public beach (DONT go that way) ahead of you there is a gate with a watchman drive up and he will let you go by. The gentleman (frenchman I think) who owns this land is a surfers and allows only surfers to access and stay on his property! Just as long as your boards are on your rack or just show him your boards. (I just popped the trunk and showed him my Bodyboard. He should not give you any problem. As for the north part of the region, Antofagasta I hear has some killer breaks, best thing to do is to go to the local surf shops and tell the guys there what your situation is, they will be more than glad to help. They usually organize trips. But going to the north is like 18 hours drive!!!!(to Antofagasta). But once your there it is just a hop skip and a jump to peru for some incredible points! Well I hope this helps, let me know how it went! Nick -- Nicolas G. Alvarado Quiroz BX055@freenet.carleton.ca
From: George Browne <102425.3412@compuserve.com>
Joao Paulo Aumond
Wow Christina, I am so jealous.
I think you're gonna love it up there. It's in the Northeast of Brazil, which is a whole different country from the area I am from (I am from the South, which is the most industrialized and developed area in Brazil).
Bahia is beautiful, the people are super friendly and it's definitely safe for women and tourists in general. Just watch your stuff and beware of pickpockets in some areas in Salvador, the state capital (which is a really cool place to visit, a nice historical town with a lot of culture and music going on), and you'll be fine. In Itacare there are no safety concerns at all, except for the lethal Brazilian bikinis... (Ok, now i have to think about baseball).
There are lots of foreign tourists in that area, although you'll be going there in the off-season. The waves are not the best in Brazil, but enough for a surf school. Itacare can get pretty good occasionally, and you should get decent surf at that time of the year (early spring in Brazil, hmm, lots of swell...). It is not a sharky area (sharks are not a concern at all in Brazil, except in a couple of places way up North where the surf is crappy most of the time anyway). It will be uncrowded for the most part (maybe a little crowded on weekends) but the locals are really friendly and don't know the word localism yet.
Plus it's a tropical area (down south we are in the subtropical zone which is a lot colder), so you have palm trees, coral reefs, great music, 80 F year round... Damn, I am almost going with you!
So, I say, you go girl, take a lot of pictures, drink some coconut water and sugar cane juice for me, make sure you have a caipirinha, have fun and come back shredding and full of Axe' (Bahia's version of Aloha)
Now you made me homesick...
Axe' Baba'
Kiko
At 12:03 PM 8/20/99 -0400, Christina wrote: >OK, I got a long labor day weekend and am thinking about going down to >Itacaré in Bahia, Brazil for at least a week...Sept 1 - 7. (yes, there's a >surfcamp there.) Kiko, what do you think, safe place for women? Cheap? >Sharky? apparently there are a lot of beach breaks there, and September >looks slightly rainy, warm, and the beginning of diminishing wave heights >(read: uncrowded?). Myriam, look good to you? Any other wahines? >http://www.easydrop.com/English/itacare.htm > >xtina
>Subject: Brazil surfing
Date: 1999/03/23
Apparently our Mr. Dave Henderson hails from one of the best countries
in the world to surf at. What gives, Dave? I'd like to hear more about
it. I'd expecially like to know if you have heard of a spot called
Jeriquacaza (sp?). I saw it on the Travel Channel this evening. I
believe they rated it as the number one surfing beach in the world.
Dr. Beach did a rating on surfing beaches and came up with the following in order of quality: I'm sorry, but I just spelled them as they sounded. 1. Jeriquacaza...Brazil 2. Leveque....West coast of Australia 3. Namberala...Indonesia 4. Bori Kai....Phillipines 5. Kadavi.....Fiji.
From: ferri@fas.harvard.edu (Alessandro Ferri) Newsgroups: alt.surfing Subject: Re: surfing in Brazil Date: 7 Feb 1996 23:20:23 GMT Organization: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts Alessandro Ferri (ferri@scws10.harvard.edu) wrote: : Christopher Kresser (cdk@slip.net) wrote: : : A friend of mine is going to Brazil soon. He asked me to post a : : message here asking anyone if they have any information about surfing : : next to the Sau Paulo area, and any general surfing info as well. : : Thanks. : : Christopher : the best surf spot close to Sao Paulo is called Maresias and it's :about 100 miles far.
Re: Where to surf in S. America?
Date: 1999/01/06
Anyone know a decent place to stay with access (without a car) to
surf on the north coast of Peru (and how to get there from Lima)?
Also how much rubber will I need to bring? Any travel tips for a solo
traveler?
A: After landing at Peru International (is it still called "Chavez"?), take a cab directly to Punta Hermosa, two hours south of Lima on the coast; find accomodations in your price range; and then surf the wide range of point and beach breaks in walking distance (from Pico Alto in the north to Punta Rocas in the south). I highly recommend the cerviche sold in the local restaurants. Then take a plane from Lima to Trujillo in northern Peru (skip the bus; its a brutal 12 hour ride and gringos are forced to sit on the back). From Trujillo, take a cab ("collectivo") or bus out to Puerto Chicama and find the accomodations which meet your budget. Then walk directly south to the famed Chicama cape and point - the longest left point in the world. It will be mid winter, so bring your full wetsuit, booties and gloves. Tips: travel solo with respect for the local gente and cultura. You'll make great friends. rorywicks
Newsgroups: alt.surfing Subject: Re: Surfing near Lima, Peru? Date: Mon, 15 Jul 96 Organization: PSI Public Usenet Link Lima is a lot like LA. LA (downtown) and Lima (downtown) are both about 7 miles inland east from the beaches. I lived in Miroaflores and/or San Isidro which are affluent suburbs on the cliffs west of downtown Lima. There is a huge green golf course and club and I used to live across from it. From there, I could walk (wear sneakers) about 2 miles to the cliff, and then down the hill to the beach. The water in lima is Brown, but its not that it's polluted, it seems to be just silty/sandy from dust blowing off the shore. There are a few restaurants and surf clubs down near the beach. It is very non-commercialized. There are waves everyday. its cold (55-59) like Santa Cruz, It is the longest paddle out I ever experienced, you can surf inside, middle or go out a mile if you like. Rich kids surf. Many speak English and have cars. South east of Miraflores, by car or short cab, there is a beach called Herradura, looks like Santa Cruz or Capitola. Bars, babes, lifeguards, vendors. It has a nasty left. South about 30 miles is Punta Rocas, a clear blue water, right break. It is so clear, you feel like you are in Monterey fish tank. So if you are "in" Lima, bring your rubber and wax. Watch out for debris floating around out there. [Logs, dead walrus, whales, etc.] I have taken buses north to Ecuador, and south to Chile in the 70's, there are waves everywhere. Don't surf alone, watch the breaks before you jump in (i.e. From: crew1jay@aol.com (Crew1Jay) Newsgroups: alt.surfing Subject: Re: Surfing near Lima, Peru? Date: 21 Jul 1996 14:21:19 -0400 I have surfed in Chile which is just south of Peru. If you want to head down try Arica it's on the border of Chile and Peru. There is a nice left point break on Isla Gingro which is near the harbor. Very rocky so bring booties and wear a suit if you can so you don't get scraped up. There is also a nice beach break similar to huntington north of downtown Arica. Many hostels near downtown if you would like a contact down there e mail me and I'll look up a guy's address that i met down there. crew1jay@aol.com rocks
From: melmes@ihug.co.nz (Mick Elmes) Newsgroups: alt.surfing Subject: Re: surf in Ecuador Date: 13 Oct 1996 02:24:14 GMT >Hey im gonna be in bahia de caraquez, ecuador first weekend of november >for a turny. anybody gonna be there?, dont know if there will be >international participation or only local, a buddy is gonna be judgen, >liked to hook up with anybody that may attend, let me know >si hay alquien que va asistir el torneo en bahia me lo hacen saber me >gustaria encontrar con unos fanaticos de tabla mientras yo este >ahi,gracias howzit from new zealand mi nombre es roberto. was there in september. we had some good waves in salinas. if you get there ask around for senor pabel he showed us the way eg places to surf and eat, he is tall with dredlocks (blond). myself will be back there in november 14, but Quito first to buy clothes. Take at least a 7' 2" board, Unfortunatley no surfing there this time, but I will have friends in Ecuador when you arrive yourself. I'm flying back to Peru for a surf. Have you got any info about Peru, if not where can I get some. Contact me (Robert) via my father's email melmes@ihug.co.nz I will get back to you where my friends will be.
