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Surf Spot Characteristics |
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Surf Quality |
| | wave quality | Regional Classic |
| | experience | all surfers |
| | surf frequency | very consistent (150 day/year) |
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Wave |
| type | beach-break |
| | direction | right and left |
| | bottom | sandy |
| | power | - hollow
- fast
- fun
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| | normal length | normal (50 to 150m) |
| | good day | long (150 to 300 m) |
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Tide, Swell and Wind |
| | swell direction | - SouthWest
- South
- SouthEast
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| | swell size | starts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+ |
| | tide position | all tides |
| | tide movement | rising and falling tides |
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Author: Adolfo Cruz
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El Paredon Access |
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From Guatemala City or Antigua it takes more or less two hours to the Spot, located on the Pacific Coast. It takes some 4 different publilc buses to reach the spot, a real hastle. From Antigua transportation can be easily booked through the recently opened EL Paredon Surf Camp. |
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distance | take a car |
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walk | instant access (<5 mn) |
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easy to find? | OK |
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public access? | public access |
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special access | Don't know |
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More Details on Surfing |
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week crowd |
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| week-end crowd |
empty |
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dangers | - rips / undertow
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Additional Surfing Infos |
| | Depending on your surfing skills, you have to choose a right tide time. For the begginers Mi-Tide getting-low is very fun. For the more experienced a high tide is awesome. At El Paredon Surf Camp(and offices in Antigua) they have tidal data and forecast.
There are no signs along the road that indicate how to reach it, therefore the most recommended tip would be to contact El Paredon Surf Camp, right in Antigua. They can tell you how to reach the spot or they can drive you. So far they offer basic accommodations and great food, good music, etc.
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Atmosphere |
This is simply the best surfing spot in Guatemala. The area as a whole is a National Park, called Sipacate-El Naranjo. It is composed by three main towns, and EL Paredon stands in the middle of those three. El Paredon basically is a fishermen community, not impacted by the modern-World standards, which makes it unique. Although there is electricity, the inhabitants of this place live on a basic level. Everyone smiles at you. There is only one Surf Camp (El Paredon Surf Camp paredon@itelgua.com)and probably the only place in Guatemala completely built and thought for the surfer. This is a new hangout place and it really looks as one of a kind. Prices are very reasonable. El Paredon Surf Camp supports a program for the conservation of the Mangrove Forest that surrounds the area and they also support the conservation of marine turtles, since those reptiles nest on that beach. The beach is composed of very thin black volcanic sand and the distance from the beach to the ocean is probably 30 meters. |
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There are no surfers, except those. The area and the surf camp really needs support from visitors, since the community of El Paredon is deeply involved with them and hope that surf will bring them some prosperity. Contact on e-mail is paredon@itelgua.com |
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Geo-localization |
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| Datum | WGS84 [ Help ] |
| GPS Lat. | 13° 54.99435' N |
| GPS Long. | 91° 4.20822' W |
| Precision | Approximate |
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El Paredon, Guatemala
By jcannon001, 2006-05-28 08:00:00
Waited over 5 hours at airport before ride came. We were promised pick up by Adolf. He left town, sent a broken down VW that crapped out. Had to ride taxi. The waves were chest to head high+ glassy in morning. Strictly short board waves
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comment by EXTREME, 2007-05-22 20:27:53