Chicama, Peru; One Of The World's Surfing Treasures

Chicama, Peru has long been considered as one of the world's best and longest surfing waves.
It is in an isolated part of the coast and until recent times was difficult to reach and rarely surfed.
That is changing though as a surf camp and other developments are encroaching on the once pristine spot. Hopefully it will not suffer the same fate as "Bruce's Beauties" at Cape St. Francis in South Africa.
Cape St. Francis was brought to the world in the surfing epic movie "The Endless Summer." Unfortunately overdevelopment has ruined the spot and even damaged the wave by altering the beach and area coastline. This is a clear example of what can result from unbridled and poorly planned coastal development.