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== Origins and Early History of Surfing in Peru ==
=== Pre-Columbian Maritime Culture ===
Lake Titicaca
Hunachao beach is not too far from a major river valley known as the Moche River Valley. Between 100 CE to 700CE the Mochicas had ruled until another group came to occupy which was the Chimus. The chimus were eventually occupied by the better known empire known as the Incas but that was not until 1476 CE. However, further archaeological evidence shows that there is a trace of fisherman present even during the Preceramic Period. The Huaca Prieta, Norte Chico, Caral, and Ventarron-collud were all groups of natives between 3050 BCE to 1800 BCE that had cultivated these fishing practices. Archaeological findings show that the nets and boats were made during these times which would eventually lead to an easy transformation into surfing today. Fishermen that learned to surf the waves back to shore in order to haul all of their fish back to their communities. Huanchaco beach has been a breeding center of fisherman-surfers that ride the totora reed boats for centuries.
The uros people of lake titicaca
For centuries the natives of the northern coast of Peru have had deep ties to the ocean that inspired their culture. The fisherman-surfers had a distinct way to sit in the reed boats that required them to paddle in and out of waves. The totora reed boats can be seen for a use of surf through images inscribed on pottery sculptures from the Mochicha people. Images of fisherman and deities that they had worshiped that surfed the waves of the north shore of Peru all the way back from Chavin pottery(90 BCE=100CE) to the Mochicha in 800 ce and the chimu people in 1476. It is possible to assume that a culture of understanding the eaves and surfing them has been a prominent skill among fishermen for almost three thousand years.
The uros used a plant known as totora which was called “quille”. The word Quillie comes from the Aymara language. The Uros people predate the Inca and are one of the most ancient groups of people of South America. The Uros date back to the 9th century. The Uros people would live on the lake and crest islands out of their native plant, totoras, and create homes on them.
=== Caballitos de Totora ===
The Uros people were able to move their homes from threats, there was a mass abundance of resources in front of them. From agriculture opportunities to hunting they could do it all.
= The caballitos de totora are handcrafted boats that are woven together in bundles. Three natural products are used to create the famous cabilltos de totora; the cabuya(Furcrae andina), cana de Guayaquil(Guadua angustifolia, and totora(schoenoplectus californicus). The totora reed boats are a great tool because they are not prone to any biological degrading and need little maintenance in order to last. The totora can be found all across the Pacific Ocean from Hawaii, New Zealand, Peru, Chile, California, Cook Islands, and Easter Islands. The composition of the totora reed boats has allowed these boats to be very light and resistant due to its natural properties. In neighboring territories such as the Uros people among Lake Titicaca they can use the totora to create islands, huts, and other materials. This substance is perfect for gliding across the water especially surviving amongst waves in the Ocean. =
After the roots have been cut and set up in a block form they start the process of creating an island. Three months in and the roots start to amalgamate and the following five to six months the roots continue to fuse and grow thus creating an island. The material used is buoyant enough to keep a float and hold structures of homes and many more.
”’The development of Surfing”’
The discourse of surfing history and origins has usually been centered around Hawaii or Tahiti which has led to a potential overlook of the other historicities of surfing across the world. Many other countries around the world have a story of learning to become one with the waves through the creation of surfing. From Peru, Ghana, Ivory Coast, and more could have probably come to a similar conclusion. Many cultures throughout history have had to survive near the ocean. It is almost a primal instinct to be influenced by the ocean or dawn to it. he’e nalu known as surfing is a term that is used to describe surfing as most people know today. This form of surfing revolves around using a board, paddling out, turning around to ride a wave back to shore was apparently first seen in 1777 Matavai Bay, Tahiti. Surfing the waves as the surfers society knows today or fisherman-surfers has been a skill harnessed by many indigenous people.
In 2011 it was reported that 2003 families lived there and had 78 islands. The people of lake titicaca continue to live on the Legacy of the Uros people. The Uros are a small nomadic group that settle at Lake Titicaca for the resources mentioned before. Lake Titicaca is about 3 million years old. It is the largest freshwater lake in South America.
The lineage of wisdom of surfing practices can be seen from the Philippine and Indonesian archipelagos, madagascar, hawai’i, rapa nui, eastern islands, New Zealand, Aotearoa, West coast of Africa, and Peru. All contain thousand long stories of creating some kind of deviance to float, glide, paddle in and out of the ocean. In order to surf across the face of breaking waves before any colonial contact. The importance of this is to say that some form of surfing is a normal primitive function of any group of people. Each of these unique areas, specifically Hunachaco beach of Peru has a deep history of surfing. Peru had a history of surfing that parallels the other cultures of surfing across the world and more importantly parallel the he’nalu history. Surfing in Hawaii had a beginning of using canoes to become seafaring people who would also learn to surf.
Today there are people who enjoy the land and its cultural background. The Uros people live on and you can see some modern changes. For example, young children juggling a soccer ball on the islands. http://csulb.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/audio-video-works/uros-island-people-peru-1-3-water/docview/2585932786/se-2
Huancacho fisherman-surfers had a deep respect and connection to the ocean that may be important to further understand why it is the epicenter of surf culture in Peru. The fisherman-surfers believed that the ocean was a conscious being capable of emotions. A unique understanding of the supernatural within the beauty of the ocean is what harnessed a culture of people to survive off of and respect the ocean. Many fisherman-surfers held this beach down for centuries and it was passed down through multiple societies. From the natives before the Moche in 100 CE all the way to the present day. However, in the late 1930s a huge change had come to the fisherman-surfers.
The culture of hunachao helped build a passion for enjoying the ocean and surfing. In the 1940s Carlos Dogny, a man from an elite class of Lima, Peru, had been credited with introducing board surfing to the Costa Verde.During his time in Hawaii Dogny had picked up on what society knows surfing to be today. A surf club named Waikiki in 1942 had been created in Mira Flores, Peru. Dogny helped explode surfing along the coast of Peru. In the 1950s Peru was a well known surf spot, so well known that it began to host surf competitions in Lima. came in contact with a Hawaiian surfer named Duke Kahanamoku. Duke had brought modern surfing into Peru and it quickly exploded between the 1940s and 1970s.
In 1965 the first world championship of Surf was held in Lima, Peru and it set the stage for a man named Felipe Pomar. Felipe Pomar was crowned as the surf champion of the world in 1965. A notorious surfer who even surfed a tsunami that had catastrophic damage to the people and landscape of Peru on October 3rd of 1974. Felipe Pomar can be seen as the face of surfing for Peru with such amazing feats. Felipe Pomar was born in Peru in 1943 and had a passion for surfing around Lima. At the age of 20 years old he was able to move to Hawaii and really began to learn how to be a big wave rider. This passion is what led him to win the world championship in 1965 and setting him up as a surf icon.
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Origins and Early History of Surfing in Peru
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Pre-Columbian Maritime Culture
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Cultures across the globe have come up with ideas for surfing and Peru holds some of the oldest records of surfing.Surfing on the totora reed boats has existed for 2900 years. The natives of Peru had made reed boats known as the caballitos de totora (little reed horses). The fishermen would use these boats to traverse the pacific ocean and there are stories of the fisherman racing back to shore surfing the waves. Through collections of archeological findings of the natives that used these boats. The northern coast of Peru holds some of the best surf in Peru for example, Huanchaco Beach is a famous spot and the people in modern times have fought against structures being built there to protect a culture that holds so much history.
Hunachao beach is not too far from a major river valley known as the Moche River Valley. Between 100 CE to 700CE the Mochicas had ruled until another group came to occupy which was the Chimus. The chimus were eventually occupied by the better known empire known as the Incas but that was not until 1476 CE. However, further archaeological evidence shows that there is a trace of fisherman present even during the Preceramic Period. The Huaca Prieta, Norte Chico, Caral, and Ventarron-collud were all groups of natives between 3050 BCE to 1800 BCE that had cultivated these fishing practices. Archaeological findings show that the nets and boats were made during these times which would eventually lead to an easy transformation into surfing today. Fishermen that learned to surf the waves back to shore in order to haul all of their fish back to their communities. Huanchaco beach has been a breeding center of fisherman-surfers that ride the totora reed boats for centuries.
For centuries the natives of the northern coast of Peru have had deep ties to the ocean that inspired their culture. The fisherman-surfers had a distinct way to sit in the reed boats that required them to paddle in and out of waves. The totora reed boats can be seen for a use of surf through images inscribed on pottery sculptures from the Mochicha people. Images of fisherman and deities that they had worshiped that surfed the waves of the north shore of Peru all the way back from Chavin pottery(90 BCE=100CE) to the Mochicha in 800 ce and the chimu people in 1476. It is possible to assume that a culture of understanding the eaves and surfing them has been a prominent skill among fishermen for almost three thousand years.
Caballitos de Totora
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The development of Surfing
The discourse of surfing history and origins has usually been centered around Hawaii or Tahiti which has led to a potential overlook of the other historicities of surfing across the world. Many other countries around the world have a story of learning to become one with the waves through the creation of surfing. From Peru, Ghana, Ivory Coast, and more could have probably come to a similar conclusion. Many cultures throughout history have had to survive near the ocean. It is almost a primal instinct to be influenced by the ocean or dawn to it. he’e nalu known as surfing is a term that is used to describe surfing as most people know today. This form of surfing revolves around using a board, paddling out, turning around to ride a wave back to shore was apparently first seen in 1777 Matavai Bay, Tahiti. Surfing the waves as the surfers society knows today or fisherman-surfers has been a skill harnessed by many indigenous people.
The lineage of wisdom of surfing practices can be seen from the Philippine and Indonesian archipelagos, madagascar, hawai’i, rapa nui, eastern islands, New Zealand, Aotearoa, West coast of Africa, and Peru. All contain thousand long stories of creating some kind of deviance to float, glide, paddle in and out of the ocean. In order to surf across the face of breaking waves before any colonial contact. The importance of this is to say that some form of surfing is a normal primitive function of any group of people. Each of these unique areas, specifically Hunachaco beach of Peru has a deep history of surfing. Peru had a history of surfing that parallels the other cultures of surfing across the world and more importantly parallel the he’nalu history. Surfing in Hawaii had a beginning of using canoes to become seafaring people who would also learn to surf.
Huancacho fisherman-surfers had a deep respect and connection to the ocean that may be important to further understand why it is the epicenter of surf culture in Peru. The fisherman-surfers believed that the ocean was a conscious being capable of emotions. A unique understanding of the supernatural within the beauty of the ocean is what harnessed a culture of people to survive off of and respect the ocean. Many fisherman-surfers held this beach down for centuries and it was passed down through multiple societies. From the natives before the Moche in 100 CE all the way to the present day. However, in the late 1930s a huge change had come to the fisherman-surfers.
The culture of hunachao helped build a passion for enjoying the ocean and surfing. In the 1940s Carlos Dogny, a man from an elite class of Lima, Peru, had been credited with introducing board surfing to the Costa Verde.During his time in Hawaii Dogny had picked up on what society knows surfing to be today. A surf club named Waikiki in 1942 had been created in Mira Flores, Peru. Dogny helped explode surfing along the coast of Peru. In the 1950s Peru was a well known surf spot, so well known that it began to host surf competitions in Lima. came in contact with a Hawaiian surfer named Duke Kahanamoku. Duke had brought modern surfing into Peru and it quickly exploded between the 1940s and 1970s.
In 1965 the first world championship of Surf was held in Lima, Peru and it set the stage for a man named Felipe Pomar. Felipe Pomar was crowned as the surf champion of the world in 1965. A notorious surfer who even surfed a tsunami that had catastrophic damage to the people and landscape of Peru on October 3rd of 1974. Felipe Pomar can be seen as the face of surfing for Peru with such amazing feats. Felipe Pomar was born in Peru in 1943 and had a passion for surfing around Lima. At the age of 20 years old he was able to move to Hawaii and really began to learn how to be a big wave rider. This passion is what led him to win the world championship in 1965 and setting him up as a surf icon.
