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Gabriel Villaran, Cabo Blanco, Northern Peru
WAVES for Development are continuing to do great things in Lobitos. One of the latest projects was to build a skate ramp so that the local kids could get into skateboarding. There was a recent competition where entrants won skate equipment. So now not only can the kids have access tothe surf, they also have access to skating too.
Watch out ASP and X Games, these kids are ripping!
A dude and his alpaca get some sweet rides in this vid! Sick!
A video from a friend of mine, Andres Rosas, who helps out with a surf camp/project in Alto Peru in Lima. They help disadvantaged local kids through surfing and being part of something positive! Ride on!
Here’s a few pics from our surf trip yesterday to Cabo Blanco, it was solid, heavy and generally going off its tits!
After 5 weeks in Lobitos working with WAVES For Development the time finally came to say  goodbye! The WAVES team have been amazing, I’ve made some great friends and been inspired to do more volunteer work at some point in the near future. The kids and community are what put the magic in Lobitos. Forget the intermittent electricity and gas and no hot water, when you’ve got such amazing people around you who all want to help each other it is infectious! You can’t beat being stoked all day, everyday!
Big shouts out to Arli, Holggers, Dave, Sam, Brendan, Parko, Zoe, Paulina, Tale, Dario, Henry, Luis (x2), Cari, Sebastian, Roni, Alturo, and all the amazing kids who were part of the volunteer programme. Will miss you all.
PS: Oh yeah, and one last thing, the surf ripped!
We took a trip out to Punta Balcones (the most westerly point of South America) the other day on a little surf expedition. Unfortunately we didn’t score any decent surf but we did visit the sea lion colony!
More pics from the past few days of surfing in Lobitos, Peru. As you can see it is pumping!
With the next big swell not arriving until later this week (although there are always waves in Lobitos) it seemed only right to share a few more pics from the last one!
We organised a little football tournament between the WAVES crew and the Lobitos locals with a grand prize of 40 Soles going to the winning team! The comp was held on the beach and everyone involved had a great time. Check out a few pics below!
Here’s a few pics of us helping out the local teachers with English classes. The kids are always stoked with a smile and full of enthusiasm!
