Chicama, a small port town in northwestern Peru, is home to the world’s longest wave.  A surfer can ride the same wave for several minutes and travel over a mile.  The only downside is that once the wave breaks,you have to walk fifteen minutes down the beach to get back.  According to some surf websites, Chicama was discovered by surfers in 1965.  Apparently, it didn’t exist before this.  The Peruvian fishermen who lived there for centuries were liars.