🇨🇱 Punta de Choros
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Best directionSW
Wind speed15–25kt
SeasonSep – Apr
Skill levelIntermediate
WaterFlat, sheltered by islands
Ridden forKitesurfing
A flat-water gem in the Coquimbo region, sheltered from swell by offshore islands and sitting right beside the Humboldt Penguin National Reserve — strong, steady south-southwest thermal wind in a genuinely wild, beautiful setting.
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Getting thereAbout 1.5 hours north of La Serena via the Pan-American Highway and the unpaved rural road D-110. A high-clearance car or 4x4 is preferred for the corrugated…
HazardsA fully open sea setting with a real, heavy Pacific shorebreak, genuinely cold water, and strong tidal current funneling between the mainland and…
Best time of dayAfternoon, when equatorial trades align with daily inland thermal drawing for a highly predictable…
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