🇨🇴 Lake Calima
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Best directionN
Wind speed18–25kt
SeasonYear-round (peaks Jul–Aug)
Skill levelAll levels
WaterFreshwater chop
Ridden forKitesurfing
An inland reservoir in Colombia's Valle del Cauca, well known regionally for windsurfing and kitesurfing thanks to a strong mountain-valley venturi effect — completely different wind mechanism from the trade-wind Caribbean coast spots.
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Getting thereLocated in the Valle del Cauca, roughly a 1.5-hour drive north of Cali International Airport (CLO) via the highway to Buenaventura. A car is required to…
HazardsThe lake is surrounded by steep mountain topography that generates incredibly violent wind tunnels where the breeze regularly exceeds 25 or 30 knots. It is…
Best time of dayAfternoon, from May to September, when a massive thermal engine drives steady western winds like clockwork through the mountain passes. The wind turns on…
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