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Chicama: The Longest Left-Hand Wave in the World
Set at Chicama, 2011 - Tim McCaig / via EOS While destinations like Pipeline and Nazaré are known for their powerful and gigantic waves, Chicama, located in northern Peru near Puerto Malabrigo, has become a surfing icon thanks to its left-hand waves capable of running for kilometers. The story of Chicama gained international attention in 1965, when Hawaiian surfer Chuck Shipman spotted a perfect series of lines breaking along the coast while looking out from an airplane windo

Ayelet Fuentes Guerra
May 282 min read
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