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Puerto Escondido, commonly referred to as The Mexico Pipeline is an internationally recognized surfing paradise and desperately needs the help of the global surf community.

The town of Puerto Escondido was devastated by Hurricane Carlotta on Friday 15th June, 2012.  Two children died when their house was taken by a mudslide, and one 56-year-old woman passed away when the wind from the Category 2 Hurricane flipped her car.  The beach side town has been severely damaged and is in need of urgent assistance to rebuild this community that thrives on tourism.

The Puerto Escondido lifeguards are in need of help due to all damage caused by the hurricane. They previously had 8 towers along the beach at Playa Zicatela and now there's not a single one of them standing after the hurricane. This is just one example of what is required to help rebuild the local community; another is to promote tourism back to the area to stimulate the local economy.

I have launched a global campaign to "Salvemos Puerto" (Save Puerto).

The goal is to raise US$100,000 for the base funding to stage an upcoming surf event and this event will be used as a platform to achieve the primary objectives of:

1. Driving tourism to the town of Puerto Escondido and to promote the area as a safe tourist destination in order to drive the local economy.
2. Raise funds and mobilize resources to rebuild the 8 lifeguard towers at Playa Zicatela.

Please watch this video:




Video and Still of Puerto Escondido during Hurricane Carlotta.
Edit and Video by Edwin Morales
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