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comment by Hellen, 2009-07-02 01:55:57

in Punta hermosa, marita´s home !
the best time to stay in punta hermosa is on winter, good wawes and no crowed.
the best place is marita´s home is in from of the Isla wawe, her family is very nice, they help to you in all you need!, transportation, fotographs,trips.it´s excellent! and made my travel more security and funny, her e'mail is mlvillar@hotmail.com .
thanks, marita !

comment by Justin, 2008-08-13 07:15:44

The Place to Stay
Marita's Place is in the middle of the bay overlooking La Isla and Punta Rocas. The food is amazing with vegetarian options. Really affordable and very hospitable family style. 100% must go there. Its the 3 story blue house overlooking the waves with foosball and top star gazing deck. They can also arrange trips to southern pointbreaks, pick you up or take you to the airport or bus station. Just tell Taxi at airport to go to Punta Hermosa. Look for the blue house on the cliff, trust me. Unreal.

comment by Anonymous, 2006-08-31 11:16:40

fun wave
been here a few time...its a pretty fun wave...nothing too special though...the lifeguards bought me a beer on the beach between sessions...haha...i love peru...

comment by anonymous, 2006-03-27 07:02:38

La Isla rocks
La Isla is a nice option for the first surf session at the region of Punta Hermosa. The waves are easy, there´s a nice channel to get there and breaks almost everyday (if Punta Rocas have 3 feet, La Isla is already on).

I remember one day of 5 feet waves that was awesome, very, very, very long rights and they were PERFECT, with long walls and some hollow sections. I had a wave that lasted for more than 1 minute.

But I´ve surfed it when big, too, with 8 feet, good waves too, not so heavy as Punta Rocas, but long walled rights.

comment by eirikrubach@hotmail.com, 2006-02-08 22:29:30

Spiritual Peru
In 2005 I spent 3 months travelling on the Peruvian coastline, and I believe Lima area was the best, lots of waves every day and the magnificent Lima with the good clubs and beautiful women.
Staying at Marita and her family at Punta Hermosa was a great experience. Sitting on the balcony overlooking Pico Alto, Kon Tiki, Punta Rocas and La Isla.
Her e-mail adress: mlvillar@hotmail.com
Marita is a great cook, making all meals for a resonable price. You can just walk from her house to the beach, paddle from La Isla to Pico Alto(current will take you out there on a good swell) and Kon Tiki. If you are in good shape you can also paddle over to Punta Rocas, get some waves at Kon Tiki on your way over.
I will always want to come back to this spiritual country.

Ciao Eirik Vikingo

comment by the people of punta hermosa, 2005-04-06 00:39:44

good place
la isla is one of the most popular waves in peru the fotos that are submited dont make justice for the place cause in good swells it can be an epic wave one of the problems is the crowd try to surf this wave in winter cause swlls are more consistant and there is few crowd and the waves are big and perfect 8ft solid waves with loooooong walls and ocasionally big and amazing tubes , but if you want to surf in summer is more hard cause there are no swells and there is a big crowd +40 people the principal problem are the brazilians cause every year there are more and more of them surfing in la isla they fuck our girls and brign problems here "brachicos go home!" nobody wants you surfing here

comment by INDIO - BRAZIL _rio de janeiro - prainha, 2004-06-10 23:28:41

Joao Angelo(indio) Rio de Janeiro - Brazil!
When you stay there for the first time , you must surf La isla 'cause its a easiest wave from punta hermosa and if you dont know where to stay, ask for hostal mama vidal or ask for Hugo Vidal at the "pueblo" streets, everyone know him, is a good guy and is my personal friend, he will help with everything that you need and his hostal is a security place, everybody respect him a lot, not only in punta hermosa but in every city of Peru. He will let you know many surfspots , some secrets, and his hostal has a good price for everyboby who wants to stay in his house, wich is in front of La Isla (on the top of the cliff)and will be in the best place in Punta Hermosa.

comment by anonymous, 2003-06-24 00:47:42

pervians hay aloha
As a visitor I agree with the atmosphere comments. Peruvian surfers are 99% cool as hell and they surf better on average than most locals anywhere. A great place to visit and remember the truer surfing spirit and have fun.

comment by Keep crowding Costa Rica instead and don't spoil Peru!, 2003-05-09 01:48:28

Nah...............this place is no good!
You don't want to go here..............it sucks. There are big sharks out in the water............tons of surfers that will kick your ass...........freezing water....etc. All you cold water pussies....just keep going to Costa Rica instead so that this Peruvian gem remains a secret. Don't go there.....I want it only for myself and the locals......Respect them and you will be respected back! Be a kook, dick, or whatever and you will be treated as such!

comment by Pinko, 2002-11-18 22:44:43

Winter 2000
The pictures here do not do this place justice. I was here Winter 2000 for 7 days (during Peruvian winter) and the place was going off for 4 days straight. This is a good place for beginners to learn about medium to large big wave riding.