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Chile
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Chile Regional Overview
Chile, the goofy-foot paradise, although with a very short surfing history (the first local surfer dates back from the beginning of the 70's), has been these last few years increasingly in the international spotlight for it's consistence, infinity of spots and huge perfect waves, nearly all lefts and crowds that some have compared to California in the 50's. Led by three of the best Chilean surfers, Ramon Navarro and Cristian Merello, local big wave chargers from Pichilemu and Diego Medina, winner of the 2005 Billabong XXL Paddle Award for a monster caught at Punta de Lobos, a solid Chilean scene is starting to emerge and progress at a quick pace.
The country can be separated roughly in three big regions. The North with the driest desert in the world and it's rocky bottoms produces some of Chile's most powerful and hollow waves, that break easily a lot of boards, so be sure to bring a good quiver. The Central Region, which is the most accessible for it's closeness to Santiago, counts many spots that are for the most-part friendly, but beware 15ft+ days are not uncommon and 25ft+ happens on a regular basis. Then the South Region, a pristine green environment overlooking an infinity of left tubing point-breaks waiting to be explored.
With a national average of 300 days a year of surf, it is very unlikely to fall on a long flat spell, swells hit the 4000-mile coast of Chile year-round and they can hit hard. Respect the locals and the environment, be careful of Pisco intoxication, be curious, explore and you'll spend probably one of the best surf trips of your life.
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