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The small coastal town of Puerto Chikama, located on northwestern Peru, famous for its unusually long waves, which are perfect for surfing. The length of these waves being the longest on the planet is usually about two kilometers two hundred meters. They extend from separate rocky ledge to a large pier on the desert coast.
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Local residents say that if desired, a surfer can to overcome more than two kilometers, riding only one single the wave. The length of the coast from the western end to the cape is about four kilometers, but to conquer this no one has yet managed the distance. Endless series of perfectly long waves is for Puerto Chiquam the most ordinary sight, but visitors professional surfers often even lose sight of this, speechless.
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It is believed that this place was first noticed in 1965 Hawaiian Chuck Shipman. There is a whole legend according to which this an avid surfer flew over Puerto Chikama by plane and unexpectedly saw the startling waves in the window. Returning to his homeland, Shipman told what he saw to all friends, and the athletes decided to go to Peru just to visit this A tempting point for surfers in the world. However, the attempts of the Hawaiians find the mysterious cape were unsuccessful, and then Shipman I had to admit that all this was his hallucinations. He himself believed it, but after a few years found out that another group surfers safely found this unique place. Since Puerto Chicama has grown into a popular surf spot.
Sea waves have become a good source of income
The waves in Puerto Chicama are divided into three sections. First of them is called Malpaso – such waves reach a length of not more than one hundred fifty meters. They are followed by Keys waves stretching across six hundred meters and reaching deep water. And finally, it goes further Point wave, considered the most suitable for professional surfing. Most often, these waves are not interconnected, however very rarely their height becomes more than two meters, and then the distance to the pier can be overcome in one breath. Similar a ride on the crest of a wave takes professionals up to five minutes, which is considered by the standards of surfing for ages.
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At the beginning of this year, the city of Puerto Chiquama became the first on Earth surf park protected by the government. Peruvian authorities are strict banned their citizens from any construction work at a distance one kilometer from the coast. This was done in order not to disrupt the shape of the coast and not affect the flow of wind. Arriving here surfers leave a lot of money in the city, and Peruvian officials do not want to lose such a serious source of replenishment treasury.
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