Nuqui Latin Pro

ALAS Stop #9
Nuqui-Colombia
13 - 17 November 2008

Nuqui Latin Pro: Surfing The Jungle           >  Espanol|  |  Portugues

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 30 October, 2008 : - - After the competition in Venezuela, the ALAS Tour will prepare suitcases and surfboards to arrive at Nuqui-Colombia to Surf in the jungle from 13 to 17 of Nov.

For the first time in the history of ALAS, the Colombian Pacific will be the scene of the ninth stop of the Latin American Surf Tour. Nuqui Latin Pro Colombia 'Surfing the Jungle', 5 stars, waiting with open arms and the wonder of its landscape to the best exponents of Latin surfing.

Nuqui, located on the magical beach Chocó, is rated as one of the best waves of Colombia. 'Pico de Loro' is how they called the wave, a rocky bottom left of a tubular start and supporting all the swells are its main features without forgetting that the habitat around it is simply incredible.

The organizers of the event and responsible have built packages for the cost per competitor is more economical, since this event will be in the virgin forest of the Colombian Pacific, with a trading block with an airline that arrives in the region, with the lodges and ecolodge and the boats to get to the surf spot.

The media will be present to Fox Sports, ESPN +, Surfer Magazine, Surfing Magazine, RCN, Caracol, Canales Colombians, El Tiempo, El Colombiano and the web page iguanamar.com

Nuqui: A remote exotic place, where sea water is 28 degrees in temperature and diversity of landscape and ecosystem provides us with rivers, waterfalls, wildlife, humpback whales, waves that burst almost all year without a single surfer in the water and bathrooms springs to 500 meters from the beach to relax after a day of wild waves.

The wave: Pico de Loro is the name of the peak where will the competition, left uncovered a few years ago by one of the organizers of the event. The wave breaks over the reef rounded rocks, works best at low tide, but it is left to surf at all tides, especially if the swell from 5 feet. The swells from the south west (SW) are the ones that work best, they dominated from April to December. Periods of more than 13 seconds are common in the area, reaching up to 22.

Security:  Nuqui is a town constantly visited by European tourists and nationals, the Colombian Navy provided security in the region both in the area of accommodation (tourist area) and in the surf, it is common to see soldiers who walk the beaches so friendly and greet not disrupt the activities of visitors.

Medellin: City Connection.  Call The City of Eternal Spring, 25 degrees centigrade on average in the day, 3000 000 people, friendly people and willing, enterprising, you can enjoy malls, restaurants, bars with good atmosphere

Getting to Pico de Loro from Venezuela: For athletes Fly from Caracas to Medellín: The organization has already accomplished group rates that come from 'devil Parquex Latin Pro Tour Tour Venezuela', with the airlines Cup on Nov. 12 and Nov. 18 Medellin - Caracas at 2:30 pm  In Medellin athletes must spend a night (contractual transportation from the airport in large vehicle to lower costs).

The organization has achieved excellent rates in a good hotel, near the local airport for the night of November 12 in Medellin and the Nov. 17. Next day fly to Nuqui (To keep the boards should use the charter flights that had hired the organization, because the airline does not carry the boards).

After landing at Nuqui, go by boat to the area that is more tourist beaches in the south west (the organization will have boats ready to take you to your cabin or Lodge). The next day the boats will be ready for the event to take a parrots beak area of competence.

Organizing this trip on your own you would raise costs at least 50%, that is why we have organized packets from Medellin with aircraft, boats, meals and lodging included, at rates only achievable in a group.

The packages are for surfer well (includes transportation of the boards from Medellin to Nuqui and vice versa):

Includes: 
            • Airline ticket Medellin - Nuqui - Medellin, Nuqui to arrive on Thursday, November 13

            • Transport of entry to the lodges (45 minutes by boat approx.) On the day of arrival on November 13 and transport on the day of departure on November 17.

            • Accommodation for 4 nights (13, 14, 15 and October 16) at Lodge as 'plan'chosen, with food (3 meals per day) at the Lodge.

            • Transportation by boat to reach the spot competition at a time stipulated by the organization each day of the event and return in the same conditions. The days (14, 15 and Nov. 16).

NOT included:
• Tourist tax rate of Nuqui ($ 4,000 Col, approx. U.S. $ 1.85)

• Refreshments in the area of jurisdiction or elsewhere.

• Travel by boat in time not specified by the organization of the event. We do with • tourist guide, entry to the thermal baths, not any other stipulated in the package included.

• Consumption additional lodges or in the 'Boat Shop' for the event.

The cost of the package as is the rest of the housing is similar items. The accommodations are type A, B and C. Neither is luxurious, are just more comfortable and have better service the type A and type C minus

Plan A: $ 1700 .000 Col, approx. U.S. $ 788
Plan B: $ 1655 .000 Col, approx. U.S. $ 766
Plan C: $ 1575 .000 Col, approx. U.S. $ 730

You can cancel with American Credit Card, Visa or Master Card. Should cancel the package before October 29, to ensure the quota.  Due to the cost of transporting the boards by plane and boat in the cost of the package for whoever takes more boards

NOTE: For more information: TEL: (574) 252 07 07 MSN: elcantil-reservas@hotmail.com Email: elcantil@une.net.co Skype: elcantil Web: nuquilatinprocolumbia.com and elcantil.com

Nuqui Latin Pro is sponsored by Colombia, the risk is that you want to be, vo-sponsored by The Ecolodge Cantil of Nuqui, Tavarua surf shop in Barranquilla and the Vice Ministry of Tourism of Colombia. Vans invited.

About Latin American Association of Professional surfers
The Latin American Association of Professional surfers is the entity that governs the professional surfing tour of the region crowning annually to the Latin American champions in the categories: Open Men, Woman Open, Pro Junior (Under 20) and Longboard. ALAS was founded with the purpose to promote, develop and encourage the sport of surfing throughout Latin America, with the main objective to raise our technical and competitive level.

The Tour travels across the continent throughout the year generating stops at every strategic location, where the most outstanding surfers of the region are competing to accumulate points for entry to the prestigious Top 16 of the Tour and become, as the final goal in the Latin American Champion. The countries where it has developed the Latino Professional Tour are: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Barbados, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.

ALAS borders unites over 15 countries in the region with the vision to develop surfing as a professional sport, a lifestyle linked to preserve and conserve our surf waves, beaches and their natural surroundings.

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