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flying paragliding in Lima - Lima
flying paragliding in Lima
by skymfmike43
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Surfing is big in Lima and the surrounding beaches
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  • Surfers congregate at the end of the day - Lima
    Surfers congregate at the end
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    by AKtravelers
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    We are not surfers, but from what everyone told us, the beaches around Lima are hot surfing destinations. In fact, one of the top surfers on the women's professional cicuit gre up surfing these beaches. I can't remember her Eastern European sounding name, but she is known by everyone in Lima as "La Gringa" even though she's a native Peruvian. In fact, she was named one of the top two most famous Peruvians this year -- the other being the Miss Universe winner. This surfing beach is right in Lima, below the cliffs of Miraflores. The water isn't very clean and my cousin got pretty cut up swimming unprotected here, but apparently the locals with the right equipment enjoy it -- there were around a hundred surfers in the water one Sunday.

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    Beaches
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  • Lima is not an idillic place for Pacific Ocean beaches. Anyway, if you are in need, the best beaches in town are those in Miraflores and Barranco. They are black pebbles beaches, narrow and not very pleasant for sunbathing, as they get crowded in summer. For better beaches, you have to go out of Lima, like Punta Hermosa, San Bartolo, Pico Alto or Punta Rocas. Though there are public buses, hiring a car wuld be a good option for a daytrip there.

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    Surf
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  • Surfing is a rather popular activity here in Lima. Though I came here in autumn, I saw many surfers when I went to Miraflores beach. If you go for lunch to the Rosa Nautica restaurant, you will see them riding the waves from the terrace of the restaurant, a fabulous observation deck. If you don't want to enter the restaurant, you can go to the end of the pier and see the riders from there.

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    Paragliding Tandem Flight in Miraflores - Peru
    Sunset in Miraflores on the Paragliding takeoff - Lima
    Sunset in Miraflores on the
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    by skymfmike43, 1 more photos
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    Fly with MICHAEL FERNANDEZ in a Tandem Paraglider, over the beautiful Costa Verde in Miraflores, Region Lima, Peru. Contact us for a special rate! Visit our web page www.aeroxtreme.com and check a video in this link: http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=A9QTiWurPlg

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  • Address: Tripoli 350 Apt 302 Miraflores. Lima - Peru
  • Phone: (511)2425125 (511)99480954
  • Directions: Close to "Parque del Amor" in Miraflores.
  • Website: www.aeroxtreme.com
  • Other Contact: mike@aeroxtreme.com

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    Tandem Paragliding on Limas coastal ridge Lima
    flying paragliding in Lima - Lima
    flying paragliding in Lima
    by skymfmike43
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    Takeoff from the cliff with Michael in a Paraglider tandem with no previous experience. Ask us for special rate! www.aeroxtreme.com

    Paraglider.

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  • Address: Malecon cisneros costa verde Lima Peru
  • Phone: 511-2425125 or 511-99480954
  • Directions: 50 meters north del parque del amor in Miraflores.
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    Parasailing off the cliff above the beach
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  • Taking the leap off the cliff! - Lima
    Taking the leap off the
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    by TXgal
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    This was so awesome!

    I think it was only $20 to go up for 15 min. w/ an instructor.

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  • Directions: Right in Lima, off the cliffs above the beach.

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