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Introduction on surfing in Chile: Chile is a long country which
can be divided into 3 areas: North, Central, and South. The northern
regions hold mostly Hawaiian-style reef-breaks. The central and
southern regions hold mostly left hander point breaks, making Chile
a goofy-footer's paradise. (Thats only if you can handle cold
water)
Climate: Chile has a variety of
climatic conditions ranging from subtropical to temperate and near
polar due to its great lengths. Chile can be divided into three
climatic zones, (1.) the north which includes the Atacama Desert
which is characterized by arid and dry conditions. (2.) The central
region of Chile which has a Mediterranean climate with mild wet
winters and long dry summers and (3.) the south which is cold and
wet with prevailing winds of gale intensity. Rainfall increases from
almost nothing in the Atacama Desert in the north to 5,080 mm (200
inches) in the south. Average annual temperature ranges in Santiago
are from 3 to 14 degrees Celsius (37 to 57 degrees Fahrenheit) in
July to 12 to 29 degrees Celsius (54 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit) in
January.
Location: Southern South America,
bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru .
Coordinates: 30 00 S, 71 00
W
Coastline: 6,435
km
Languages: Spanish
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