Days of bombs in Arica

El Buey, El Gringo and all the locals had a couple of very good (and boring, of course) days


April 23
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All photos by Daniela Ledesma @daniledesma.ph

The second southern swell of the 2021 season came into full force across the American Pacific. But Arica is a special wave magnet, accepting all the energy of the swell and adding to it either incredible size or formation.

These five photos make it abundantly clear: El Buey gigante and El Gringo were also there. And, as we published, El Rancio was also epic (click here).

Below are the photos.

Nico Ramos, in the eye of the beast, on a day when the beast is more beastly than when it is just beastly. All photos by Daniela Ledesma
El Buey is a swell magnet, and a pulse maximizer in the ocean. He was big everywhere, but at El Buey he was great!
El Buey provides space for five human beings to share a wave. Let Lorena Fica, Roberto Ilufín, Cristofher Tapia, Foca Conti and Chris Herold tell their story.
Cristofher Tapia paying the price and his friend enjoying himself.
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