Two Argentinean brothers blog their way from Northern Peru to Chile.

INTRO: We are Julian (25) and Joaquin (23) Azulay, two Argentinean brothers who left Los Angeles, California last 8th of July 2010 on a truck. No main plan, but a clear idea: surf the entire Pacific Coast. We wanted to go back home to Argentina, but the final destination was not the goal. Exploring and surfing the American continent was what motivated us to drive back instead of flying.

Last update was from Northern Peru, now we are in Chile. The south swells kept pumping and the waves showed their potential at every spot we camped.  The water changed its temperature, from warm to cool as we switched from the El Niño Current to the Humboldt Current.  It was time for wetsuits.

The Peruvian climate was ideal for camping.  Its arid landscapes and deserts do not produce rain at all, at least for us.  We stayed almost three months and only got wet with salt water.  Some named Peru as the land of lefts, it might be true, but we got some good rights in our way south too.

Every time the waves dropped, we’d move to catch the next swell in a different spot.  Barrels, long point breaks, beach breaks and heavy big waves were the kind of waves that we found. Many friends told us how to get to some breaks, while other waves we just found by exploring the coast. We ventured into an unknown area of the desert for five days and did not see another soul – only birds, long perfect lefts and some foxes whose tracks we’d find near our tent in the mornings.

We scored the longest left in the world. A family hosted us in front of the wave for several days, cooked for us and shared great moments with them.  The swell was on and the lefts gave us two minutes rides – some even longer. It was truly epic! The people in Peru were very friendly to us. Near Lima, another family lent us a house in front of a fun, barreling beach break. It was weird, they did not know us, but still trusted us. We will always be grateful to all the Peruvian people that helped us out on our trip.

As we were getting nearer to our final destiny, some friends came to visit us. It was nice to be with them after so many months. We shared laughs, waves and nature while exploring the coast. In the southern part, after seeing the Nazca Lines, we split in two. After ten months together; one went exploring more of the south end of Peru with a friend; the other the mountains. Ten days with no surf for Joaquin, but ancient Cusco and Machu Picchu were worth it. At that same time, Julian was scoring some empty and heavy lefts. We missed each other for those days and met again in Tacna, near the border with Chile. Brothers together again and a new country to check: Chile.

As we entered the last country before getting to ours, we got a flat tyre. It was more serious than what we thought at first. They do not sell R16.5 tyres in the whole country, so we had to wait three months for the shipping from United States. After searching and talking with people to get them, we met a mechanical Officer of the Chilean Army who helped us out. Our tyres were the same ones as the Humvee (Military Hummers). We were extremely lucky and got two from them.

In the north of Chile we were received with cold water and solid 15-20 foot waves that really showed the Chilean power. Some guys were towing-in, while a few paddled out. Julian went out with our single fin longboard and got some bombs.

From now on our 4.3mm wetsuits are the least we have to use, and warm clothes are a must. This is Chile in winter. We still have 3000 miles of coast to explore and surf before getting back home.

At the end of the trip our plan is to make a video and a put together a book with all the material we’ve been gathering during all this time.

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Julian and Joaquin Azulay