LIMA, Peru (AP) — Every dawn, on every day, surfers in wetsuits paddle out to take on the famed Peruvian waves. Back on rocky beaches bearing Hawaiian names like Makaha and Waikiki, instructors can be ...

When most travelers think of Peru, they conjure up images of majestic mountains, rainforests, dense jungles and the remains of its ancient civilization that once prevailed throughout the South ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Clad in a yellow vest, little Efruz balances himself on the front of the surfboard as waves foam around him and his companion as they skim over the Pacific waters off Peru. Efruz is ...

In the Southern Hemisphere, Christmas marks the start of summer. In Lima, Peru's frequently overcast capital that overlooks the frigid southern Pacific, that means blazing sunshine and warmer waters ...

As soon as Boran Bumovich Hignio's bare feet touch the powdery sand of Playa Sombrillas, he breaks into a sprint, spins his arms like a helicopter and lets out a blissful, high-pitched howl: "Vamos ...

Picture yourself looking for a boat or boat-like hullform for breaking out through incessant swell and, likewise, gliding your way back in with a net full of finned critters and, like the ancient ...

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