Waves roll in from the Antarctic. The Humboldt Current keeps water temperatures in the 50s year-round.

Pichilemu is one of the world’s top surf hotspots. It’s about 3 hours from Santiago. The town has the ambiance of California in about 1960.

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Before surfing, I biked throughout the Pichilemu countryside – which is almost totally devoid of human population. You can bike for miles on these roads and never encounter a car.

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