SURFING IN LIMA - NICE WAVES

Miraflores is one of the most exclusive neighborhoods of Lima and it's located south of the city center, near the coast. It's a commercial district where visitors find upscale accommodation options, culture, adventure, restaurants, shopping centers and the 8 busiest beaches along 5 km of coast. Las Piedritas and Makaha beaches are surfers favorites and they are the ones I'm going to visit today.
I met the surfing guide near the La Rosa Náutica restaurant pier at 8 am. The views of the Pacific Oncean and the restaurant itself, from the pier, are amazing. From here, we walked for 10 minutes to get to the "teaching" point at Makaha Beach. Our boards were already there! After half an hour of explanations, we started surfing! Water temperature was around 17 degrees Celsius and the tour price includes the clothing for cold weather! There were a bunch of experienced surfers and a dozen beginners like me lol Makaha beach is a very clean and safe place! Besides surfers, there were some bodyboarders in the water as well! The sun was a bit shy today, and ordinary tourists stayed on the sand, taking pictures and jogging. We had almost 4 hours to enjoy Makaha beach and at 12:30 pm we boarded the van to go to Manos Morenas restaurant to have a typical lunch (not included). At 2 pm, we went to Las Piedritas beach where some of us started surfing again and the others (me incuded), only enjoyed the beach. Thanks God the sun was happily shining and we could sun tan! Las Piedritas is also a beautiful place and waves are a bit "lighter" than in Makaha. I only surfed a bit because I was really tired of the tough morning lol and at 6 pm we went back to our hotels.
After a shower and a nap lol at 9 pm, I went out for dinner at Calle de Las Pizzas in Barranco neighborhood. There are great pubs and discos here. Be careful not to look so much like a tourist here and to have your belongings out of sight. This is a very crowded place! You'll see many tourists in this area! Try to blend with them and when you return to your hotel, take a taxi. Don´t venture yourself into walking there, it may be really dangerous!
Ah! During your beach time, don't take too much money with you: US$20 is enough for the lunch and water/juice (make sure the surfing equipment is included in the tour price). You should just be dressed like a surfer (bathing suit, shorts and a light shirt), take your sunscreen, sunglasses, cap, towel and put your money where only you can notice it!