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Peruvian Reed Boats and the History of Surfing Was surfing invented in Peru using small fishing boats made from water plant reeds? Modern archaeology indicates, as many Peruvians have long claimed, that surfing was invented on their north Pacific coast by pre-Columbian cultures using reed boats to surf the waves. These boats are similar in shape to surfboards but are made from the reeds of a plant. Pottery from as early as 200b.c. unearthed in Peru shows wave riding was invented long before any humans even set foot on the Islands of Hawaii. For those who think surfing was invented in Hawaii keep in mind no one lived on the Hawaiian Islands until 300-750AD or at least 500 years and possibly 1000 years after surfing was invented in Peru . The modern Peruvian's Inca ancestors called the Kontiki´s, fishing along the Peruvian coastline, first rode the waves in the Pacific Ocean. Huanchaco is a village along the Peruvian coast in which, even today, the local fisherman use the reed canoes called "little reed horses" to ride the waves. A link to this ancient Inca past is evident as "modern" Peruvian fishermen stand on the tails of their "little horses made of reeds" and ride the small boats to shore after a long day of fishing. The reed is a cultivated crop. Planting it is similar to planting rice: one must cut the roots and deposit them in the muddy bottom of a lake. The first harvest can be done after 12 months, and the reed can be harvested about three times a year. Peasants harvest it using a sickle on a 1.5 meter (5 feet) stick, cutting it at that depth below water. Once it is harvested, the water in it (comprising 90%) is dried out and it can even be fed to cattle. There is historical evidence of a floating reed bridge, used by the Incas, in the chronicle of a battle during the Spanish conquest. But there´s a lot more surfing than just history to be found in Peru near Huanchaco. Chicama, with a rideable break almost a mile long on good days, is just around the corner from Huanchaco. In total there are 6 good spots in the 100 mile coastline between Trujillo and worldclass surf spot Pacasmayo in the north. The wave quality and consistency make Peru truly a surfers paradise and is the ideal surfer's hang-out. Surfers in Peru design, test and make every Liquid Shredder® surfboard using skills and traditional quality developed for over two thousand years. For Peru Surfing Photos On Liquid Shredder® surfboards click here. All Liquid Shredder Brand surfboards are designed, tested and made by surfers for surfers in Peru, Where Surfing Was Invented! Depicted
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Soft Surfboards® was founded to provide the highest quality and most cost effective surfboards in the world. We found them in America, SOUTH America. We have promoted our Service Mark "Made In Peru, Where Surfing was Invented"SM in U.S. National and International advertising venues including print media or the Internet since 2002. We proudly trace our Liquid Shredder® brand surfing products roots back to Ancient Peru and the beginning of humans riding waves. Liquid Shredder® surfboards are designed and manufactured by Peruvian Surfers and fully tested in some of the best and largest surf in the world, on the Pacific coast of Peru. Liquid Shredder®, in the tradition of the Ancient Incas. For Peru Surfing Photos On Liquid Shredder® surfboards click here.
LIQUID SHREDDER® Always Made in South America NOT in China! "MADE IN PERU, WHERE SURFING WAS INVENTED"SM
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