Located in the most northern reaches of Chile on the edges of the Atacama desert lies Humberstone an intriguing and picturesque abandoned ghost town. The English styled town of Humberstone has become a literal ghost town and it was declared a national monument and a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2005. Come join me and my camera lens as I aimlessly wander this lost, derelict and charming ghost town...just please do not trip on the tumbleweeds.
Read MoreThe Chilean Teahupoʻo, Introducing the Heaviest Wave in South America.
What if I told you that one of the heaviest big wave spots in the world lay hidden off the Pacific coast of Chile only you did not know it yet? A notoriously heavy and extremely dangerous big wave spot has somehow remained under the radar somewhere on the Chilean coastline. Hidden in plain sight in the middle of one of Chile's many coastal town's lays what I personally claim to be the heaviest wave in South America and what I like to call the Chilean Teahupoʻo.
Read MoreChasing the Dream in Arica, Chile
When Chile first laid claim to the port city of Arica in 1880 following its victory over Peru in the War of the Pacific little did they know that not only were they now holding a key trading location but they had inertly seized one of the best and heaviest waves in the Latin Americas if not the world. With "El Gringo" being highly regarded as one the the heaviest waves in South America it has been sitting high at the top of my bucket list of surf spots to document and with the arrival of the APB World Tour to the North of Chile it was now high time to cross it off that list.
Read MoreChilean Cold Snap
The frigid Pacific Coast of the South American Nation of Chile is well and truly blessed with an over abundance of world class surf spots which constantly attract some of the biggest and most consistent swells on the planet. Despite these more than favourable attributes Chile is still not near the top of the wish lists of many traveling surfers. However, those surfers who choose to go against the grain and brave Chile's cold waters will most likely be rewarded with some of the best waves of their lives. I for one was hoping to achieve just that during my visit to this beautiful country but unfortunately things did not quite pan out as planned.
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