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Surfing and Water Sports is a great option for having an exciting vacation in the beautiful city of Trujillo in Peru. As far as geographical features are concerned, Peru has 2,600 kilometers of Coastline which includes a variety of landscapes and climates and the climate is influenced directly by the confluence of two important marine currents -- El Nino to the North and La Peruana or Humboldt to the South. All these create ideal conditions for Surfing and Water Sports.
There are beaches along the brilliant coastline ideal for all kinds of water sports like swimming, surfing, windsurfing, coastal fishing, spear fishing, scuba diving, snorkeling, skiing, sailing, rowing, yachting and jet skiing. The coastal climate is temperate in nature. During the summer, from the month of December to April, the climate is hot during the day and cool at night with temperatures varying between 18 and 26 degrees. The northern part receives sunshine throughout the whole year with temperature varying between 19 and 36 degrees.
Surfing and Water Sports can be traced back even to the ancient times. According to archaeological remains, ancient Peruvians had a good hold over the sea as they were into fishing and also explored sea for sport. During the pre-Inca eras, the Mochicas and Chimus were experts in these aspects and specially in using small handmade boats of bulrushes. That ancient tradition of using bulrush canoes still continues. Caballitos de Totora is used in the Northern beaches while Huanchaco is used in Trujillo and Pimentel in Chiclayo.
The most popular and widely practiced water sport along the Peruvian Coast is surfing and the most popular beaches are the Lima Waikiki and the northern shores. The first South American Surfing Club was established in Lima Waikiki. What make it so popular are its left and right waves. There are other beaches like the La Pamilla, Barranquito and Redondo. All these beaches are ideal for the beginners. Also, there is the La Herradura with left waves up to 4,50 meters high for Surfing and Water Sports.
Surfing and Water Sports in Trujillo is mainly done twelve kilometers away from here and 561 kilometers from North of Lima. Huanchaco boasts of long left waves up to 2 meters high.
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