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comment by eaz4@humboldt.edu, 2006-07-14 19:54:43

Definately friendly
This place, definatly, contains the most friendly people I have met, so far, in all of Guatemala. There exists the "mi ola es su ola" vibe amougst this entire beach break. I was out a board and one of the locals let me borrow one of his brand new Santa Cruz Surftechs in he needed work for "TWO YEARS" just to save enough money to have it special ordered from the States. Unreal! I love this beach! I believe there exists some shit talk about this place in an older Lonely Planet, but it is simply not true. Esta playa esta muy tranquilo.

comment by cam, 2006-02-20 20:13:07

friendliest locals ever
ive been in champerico for a week now and since i arrived ive been treated like a king. First surf we met the national surf champ ´Macaco´ and he took us into his place saying "you are part of the surf family mi casa su casa" and we´ve been staying there since with his mates. unbelievably hospitable the town has heaps of young leaners and all of them are stoked everytime you get a wave and more often than not they let you have the better waves. these guys are living in the true spirit of sufring.

comment by anonymous, 2004-06-01 23:07:46

surf shop?
Are there any surfshops where I can rent a board??? The rate? Their homepage?

comment by anonymous, 2004-05-27 20:46:26

Best place to be
I was just ther in april I had a blast. The surfers are really talented it was awsome wachting them. Thats my home town and after 11 yrs of not seen it it was great to go back . I want to say hi to all the surfers and Champerico #1.

comment by krokosky@sbcglobal.net, 2004-03-24 17:55:46

aloha spirit in champericos
people in champerico are very nice! my husband and i had a great day there.... the smaller waves definitely the best... bigger ones close out, however the punch is moderate so a big drop then crash is not bad at all! one of the restaurant owners let us park there and watched our stuff for us the whole day. aloha spirit in the water with the locals.

comment by Oscar, 2003-10-16 21:06:22

champerico native
Hey,
I just wanted to thank the person who left good feedback about my hometown. I've never surfed but I did do a little bit of boogie boarding when I was out there. The waves are awesome. and water temperature is great. Since the weather is always in the 90'. I havent been there in like 6 years. But thats great that they have a surf shop out there now. Thanks!!

comment by just a Friend, 2003-07-22 21:42:10

Comments on the spot
This place breaks very often, but being a beach break with a flat sand bar, it needs several factors to get aligned in order to provide decent waves. The town is awesome or at least it was when I was there. You can forget about surfing this place if the swell get over 4 feet, but below that it is a fun wave, water temp is just incredible (board shorts needed only!). Not a definitive surfing destination spot but worth it if you are in the neighborhood. Have fun…!