Chronicle of a storm presented by Maui and Sons - All photos by Francisco Herrera Bravo. On the cover photo: Cabezón Goncalves, recently arrived from Hawaii, feeling too comfortable at home. 

Peruvians Alvaro Malpartida, Gonzalo Velasco, Alejo Loret de Mola and Rodrigo Zorrilla visited Ecuador to surf the most precious gem of the province of Manabí: San José.

They arrived with the entry of a powerful swell which made the beach break work perfectly for two days, several tube peaks and more tubes broke non-stop and they took advantage of them.

According to the author of these photos, Francisco Herrera Bravo, “the conditions were unbeatable, because March is always perfect.” “The south swell and calm winds generated two meters of incredible waves with tubes for the delight of the daring ones.”

The routine was surfing there in the morning and then, with the arrival of the onshore, surfing spots like San Lorenzo with no one in the water.

In both spots, Herreera said, there were “waves that went away on their own.”

But as every trip has anecdotes out of the water, this one will be remembered for the tubes but  Also because when the group of Peruvians wanted to return, the borders were closed, a national state of emergency was declared that includes restrictions on mobility.

It is not known whether the group has managed to return home, but what is absolutely certain is that they do not regret having visited the neighboring country.