The relationship of Peru and the sea has always been very close. The ancient inhabitants of the coast rode on the waves in totora boats. There are still traces of this love of the sea: in the citadel of Chan Chan (La Libertad), the waves survive time on the walls, while the immortal totora horses remain in the ceramics of the Mochica culture and its heirs, They continue to take the beaches. Even the American writer Ernest Hemingway was enchanted by Cabo Blanco (Piura) and even today, the sea continues to reap national champions and champions in various water sports.<\/p>\n
However, there are problems that our ancestors did not have. Now tracks are built that totally change the beaches, as happened with La Herradura, one of the best beaches in Lima, on the so-called Costa Verde. Docks appear without planning, that cut waves and that almost end with the mythical break of Cabo Blanco. It is destroyed without taking into account the natural wealth of space.<\/p>\n
In a country with more than 3000 kilometers of coastline, the unpredictable waves were in danger of disorderly urban and economic growth. Thus, in order to protect the best waves in the country for sporting purposes, a group of surfers organized and got the Peruvian State to pass Law No. 27280 in 2000. Peru became the first country in the world to have a legal system to protect its waves. Despite this first effort, the preservation of these natural stages was not yet ensured. It took 13 years for the Rompientes Law to have its Regulations. Thus also appeared the National Registry of Rompientes (Renaro), where the waves that needed this legal protection would be registered.<\/p>\n
However, for a wave to be registered in Renaro, it had to go through a process. The regulation states that, for each breaker, a technical file must be submitted to the General Directorate of Captaincy and Coast Guard (Dicapi). The registration cost of each wave fluctuates between 10 thousand and 20 thousand soles, depending on whether the breaker already has bathymetry (study of the seabed) or if one is needed. Neither the State nor the National Sports Federation of Tabla (Fenta) has the necessary funds to make the records of each of the beaches that meet that requirement in Peru. Without file, the waves would remain defenseless before the installation of any infrastructure that modifies its natural course.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Con la creaci\u00f3n del Reglamento de la Ley de Rompientes, en el a\u00f1o 2013, a\u00fan faltaba un paso m\u00e1s para completar la ansiada protecci\u00f3n de estos espacios naturales. Frente a la ausencia de presupuesto p\u00fablico para la inscripci\u00f3n de las olas en el Renaro, apareci\u00f3 HAZla por tu Ola.<\/span><\/p>\n HAZla por tu Ola es una plataforma para promover la donaci\u00f3n de fondos y el talento de las empresas y los ciudadanos comprometidos con la conservaci\u00f3n de las olas. El sistema busca que, a trav\u00e9s de la recaudaci\u00f3n de estos aportes voluntarios, se genere un fondo para la creaci\u00f3n de los expedientes t\u00e9cnicos que se necesitan para inscribir a las rompientes en el Renaro. El primer reto era ganar la confianza de la gente para lograr los fondos. El segundo, proteger la ola m\u00e1s larga del mundo: Chicama.<\/span><\/p>\n En febrero del 2016, gracias al aporte de ciudadanos y empresas comprometidas con el mar, Chicama (La Libertad), se convirti\u00f3 en la primera ola del mundo protegida por ley. Esto no solo era una victoria para los deportistas, tambi\u00e9n lo era para las personas<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> que depend\u00edan del movimiento econ\u00f3mico que generaba el turismo y para la naturaleza, en s\u00ed. Es as\u00ed que en cada ola priorizada que necesitaba protecci\u00f3n, aparec\u00edan los coordinadores que organizaban a los grupos para continuar con el trabajo.<\/span><\/p>\n Desde aquella primera experiencia del 2016 a la fecha, ya se han logrado proteger 33 olas en todo el litoral peruano. Gracias al trabajo articulado de la Marina de Guerra, la Federaci\u00f3n Nacional de Tabla, Conservamos por Naturaleza y personas que se han sumado en el camino, esta campa\u00f1a contin\u00faa teniendo resultados positivos en el mar del Per\u00fa.<\/span><\/p>\n El trabajo de HAZla por tu Ola se ha enriquecido tanto en los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os que ya se proyecta la forma de exportar el sistema a otros pa\u00edses. Gracias a nuestra alianza con la organizaci\u00f3n Save The Waves, se est\u00e1 comenzando a aplicar lo aprendido en este lado del continente para que pueda ser reproducido en pa\u00edses como Chile y en todo el mundo.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>