Chicama is a port and small coastal town in northwestern Peru, located in the La Libertad Region, north of the city of Trujillo. The town and beach are also called Puerto Malabrigo.

Season: The swells for the South Pacific come from the southern direction. The absolute best is South West swells, that come through between April and November. Chicama also works with North Swells, just not to the perfection of SW swells.

http://www.waterwaystravel.com/surf_peru/peru_seasons.php

Chicama is a lefthanders break, does not break right!

Total length according to Google earth from sections that connect (from the Cape to the pier)1.62 Miles or 2.6 Kilometers. This would equal into about 2-4 minutes of surfing on the same wave, and 20 minutes walking back.For the wave to connect a minimum of 6-8' swell from the SW needs to be present, on smaller or more southern swells, most of the sections don't connect, but even individually the different sections are very long waves.

Type: This waves has mushy sections and very hollow sections. It offers great carving walls and everything in between.

Crowds: Non existent!!! Never more then 20 people in the lineup which is every surfers dream!

Positive-Extremely long rides.-Excellent weather-Empty waves-Good (sea) food

Negative:-Left waves only

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•Still camera and film if needed             •Video camera             •Extra video camera battery             •Blank video tapes                        •Ipod or mp3                         •Towels for the beach             •Jeans/Pants•Light jacket for day•Heavier jacket for night            •Regular shorts             •Cash or credit card(s) for incidentals             •Passport, driver’s license, Airline tickets   •Shortboard, Fish, Quads, Longboards

•Board bag, bladders and rail guards             •Good sized, carry-on travel back pack    •Small flashlight          •Duffel bag, ideally with wheels             •Cold water formula wax •3/2 or 4/3mm suit + booties            •2 extra leashes             •Removable fin sets, 2 fin keys             •Wet/dry bag             •Sunhat                                   Sunglasses (polarized recommended)             •Mosquito repellent

(Necessities marked in yellow)

Getting to Chicama involves flying into Lima, Peru and then getting a flight to Trujillo, Peru. Then it is a 50 minute car ride North to Chicama.

http://www.orbitz.com/App/ViewFlightSearchResults?null&retrieveParams=true&z=e813&r=9u

Orbitz: Price: $1254 round trip with two stops

April 10th through the 17th 2012

http://www.cheaptickets.com/shop/airsearch?type=air&ar.type=roundTrip&ar.rt.numAdult=1&ar.rt.leaveSlice.time=Anytime&ar.rt.leaveSlice.dest.key=TRU&ar.rt.leaveSlice.orig.key=PHL&ar.rt.returnSlice.time=Anytime&ar.rt.leaveSlice.date=04/10/12&ar.rt.returnSlice.date=04/17/12&search=Search&DCSext.mc_kw=&WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_id=c_lf_ab&gcid=C16036x486-OGPHL&gtkw=DNTRU&lpid=plair

Cheap Tickets: $1247 round trip with two stops.

http://www.cheapoair.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1685&sid=1&oa=PHL&da=TRU&adt=1&chd=0&snr=0&infl=0&infs=0&dd=04-10-2012&rd=04-17-2012&tt=ROUNDTRIP&lc=1

Cheap Air: $1143 round trip with two stops.

Using a site such as lowfares.com will allow you to compare multiple sites for the cheapest flights!

Chicama Surf Hotel/ Spa: Located right at the Chicama break. The prices are reasonable: 7 night accommodations for two people= $895! Ten night stays for two travelers would be $1225. For two people it is very reasonable.

Machapu Adventure Guide Services:

This is another very affordable guide option when figuring out where to stay. Machapu services take care of all hotel reservations right on the beach of Chicama. Prices and guide services are reasonable when traveling with a

group of surfers.

All prices in US $    

Per day/Per person

7 day/6 night – per person

Crowd (Three or more

people)  

$50 $300

Tandem(2 people)

$75 $450

Solo $100 $600

www.machapuadventures.com

Hostel Colonial:

-Average Price/Night: $17-$40

- Cheap Hostel that will allow surfers to travel cheap and stay where they land. 17 miles from Chicama, a cap will be needed

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g298444-d318913-Reviews-Hostal_Colonial-Trujillo.html

-Average Price/Night: $30-$45

-Again this is a reasonable hotel in downtown Trujillo . For the traveling surfer this a cheap but nice Hotel to stay in. Just under 20 miles South of Chicama therefore a rental/cab will be needed!

Hotel Recreo:

-http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g298444-d615741-Reviews-Hotel_Recreo-Trujillo.html

Area around Chicama: This area is considered to be one of the driest places on earth. The area is very unique with many rugged outcroppings and Sand Dunes. The city is also surrounded by the Andes Mountains which adds to its beauty.

There are the world famous ruins of the Chan-Chan and The Temple of the Sun and Moon.

-Hiking through the Andes and Sand-dunes

-Horseback Riding

-ATV day Trips.

Chan Chan: Built AD850-AD1470 Temple: 100 BC- 650 AD

Air Travel: From the research that was done, flights run from $1000-$1400 round trip between April and October!

Hotels/Hostels: 5days= $100-$500 per person 7days= $150- $700 per person 10days= $200-$1000

Cabs/Food/Spending= For a 10 day trip it is suggested to bring no less then $500.

Emergencies: Credit Card is suggested.

5-10 day trip to Chicama: can be done between $2000-$2500.

It can be done for less or more depending how cheap you are trying to go with spending and hotel stays.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DIscK4PD0M&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DIscK4PD0M&feature=related

http://www.machapuadventures.com/about_chicama.htmhttp://wannasurf.com/spot/South_America/Peru/North/chicama/

http://www.ehow.com/list_7245342_hotels-chicama_-peru.htmlhttp://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g298444-d615741-Reviews-Hotel_Recreo-Trujillo.html

http://www.quiksilvertravel.com/Travel-Packages/CHICAMA-SURF-RESORT

http://www.waterwaystravel.com/surf_peru/peru_surfing.php

http://www.globalsurfers.com/Surfing-Peru-Chicama.cfm

http://www.surf-forecast.com/breaks/Chicama

http://www.perusurfguides.com/peru_surfing_peru_videos_chicama.php

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