Peru's long surfing legacy

Peruvian surfer Carlos 'Huevito' Areola rides a reed board, or "caballito" (little horse), into a wave at Sydney's Bondi Beach, February 24, 2016. Areola is part of a group of Peruvian surfers touring Australia’s east coast to promote the use of the “caballito”. The "caballito" is thought to have been invented around 3,000 BC in northern Peru. REUTERS/Jason Reed

Peruvian surfer Carlos 'Huevito' Areola rides a reed board, or "caballito" (little horse), at Sydney's Bondi Beach, February 24, 2016. Areola is part of a group of Peruvian surfers touring Australia’s east coast to promote the use of the “caballito”. The "caballito" is thought to have been invented around 3,000 BC in northern Peru. REUTERS/Jason Reed

Peruvian surfer Carlos 'Huevito' Areola rides a reed board, or "caballito" (little horse), at Sydney's Bondi Beach, February 24, 2016. Areola is part of a group of Peruvian surfers touring Australia’s east coast to promote the use of the “caballito”. The "caballito" is thought to have been invented around 3,000 BC in northern Peru. REUTERS/Jason Reed

A fisherman kneels on top of a "reed horse", an ancient cigar shaped boat still used in northern Peru, and steers it through the waves with two children riding in its hollow interior, January 28, 2001. The hollow kayaks, with their characteristic pointed prows rising out of the water, are believed to have been the precursors of surfboards used by the ancient inhabitants of northern Peru to ply the choppy Pacific. They are similar to the boats depicted on ceramics from Peru's Moche civilization 1,500 years ago. The inhabitants of Huanchaco are among the few remaining people on the coast who still know how to build and pilot these precarious-looking craft.

Two fishermen riding atop "reed horses", special cigar shaped, wave-breaking boats believed to have been used for more than 1,500 years, paddle their way back to the beach with their catch, January 28, 2001. The hollow kayaks, with their characteristic pointed prows rising out of the water, are believed to have been used by the ancient inhabitants of northern Peru to ply the choppy Pacific. They are similar to the boats depicted on ceramics from Peru's Moche civilization 1,500 years ago. The inhabitants of Huanchaco are among the few remaining people on the coast who still know how to build and pilot these precarious-looking craft.

Peruvian surfer Carlos 'Huevito' Areola rides a reed board, or "caballito" (little horse), into a wave at Sydney's Bondi Beach, February 24, 2016. Areola is part of a group of Peruvian surfers touring Australia’s east coast to promote the use of the “caballito”. The "caballito" is thought to have been invented around 3,000 BC in northern Peru. REUTERS/Jason Reed

Peruvian surfer Carlos 'Huevito' Areola rides a reed board, or "caballito" (little horse), into a wave at Sydney's Bondi Beach, February 24, 2016. Areola is part of a group of Peruvian surfers touring Australia’s east coast to promote the use of the “caballito”. The "caballito" is thought to have been invented around 3,000 BC in northern Peru. REUTERS/Jason Reed

Peruvian surfer Carlos 'Huevito' Areola rides a reed board, or "caballito" (little horse), at Sydney's Bondi Beach, February 24, 2016. Areola is part of a group of Peruvian surfers touring Australia’s east coast to promote the use of the “caballito”. The "caballito" is thought to have been invented around 3,000 BC in northern Peru. REUTERS/Jason Reed

Peruvian surfer Carlos 'Huevito' Areola rides a reed board, or "caballito" (little horse), at Sydney's Bondi Beach, February 24, 2016. Areola is part of a group of Peruvian surfers touring Australia’s east coast to promote the use of the “caballito”. The "caballito" is thought to have been invented around 3,000 BC in northern Peru. REUTERS/Jason Reed

Peruvian surfer Carlos 'Huevito' Areola rides a reed board, or "caballito" (little horse), at Sydney's Bondi Beach, February 24, 2016. Areola is part of a group of Peruvian surfers touring Australia’s east coast to promote the use of the “caballito”. The "caballito" is thought to have been invented around 3,000 BC in northern Peru. REUTERS/Jason Reed

Peruvian surfer Carlos 'Huevito' Areola rides a reed board, or "caballito" (little horse), at Sydney's Bondi Beach, February 24, 2016. Areola is part of a group of Peruvian surfers touring Australia’s east coast to promote the use of the “caballito”. The "caballito" is thought to have been invented around 3,000 BC in northern Peru. REUTERS/Jason Reed

A fisherman kneels on top of a "reed horse", an ancient cigar shaped boat still used in northern Peru, and steers it through the waves with two children riding in its hollow interior, January 28, 2001. The hollow kayaks, with their characteristic pointed prows rising out of the water, are believed to have been the precursors of surfboards used by the ancient inhabitants of northern Peru to ply the choppy Pacific. They are similar to the boats depicted on ceramics from Peru's Moche civilization 1,500 years ago. The inhabitants of Huanchaco are among the few remaining people on the coast who still know how to build and pilot these precarious-looking craft.

A fisherman kneels on top of a "reed horse", an ancient cigar shaped boat still used in northern Peru, and steers it through the waves with two children riding in its hollow interior, January 28, 2001. The hollow kayaks, with their characteristic pointed prows rising out of the water, are believed to have been the precursors of surfboards used by the ancient inhabitants of northern Peru to ply the choppy Pacific. They are similar to the boats depicted on ceramics from Peru's Moche civilization 1,500 years ago. The inhabitants of Huanchaco are among the few remaining people on the coast who still know how to build and pilot these precarious-looking craft.

Two fishermen riding atop "reed horses", special cigar shaped, wave-breaking boats believed to have been used for more than 1,500 years, paddle their way back to the beach with their catch, January 28, 2001. The hollow kayaks, with their characteristic pointed prows rising out of the water, are believed to have been used by the ancient inhabitants of northern Peru to ply the choppy Pacific. They are similar to the boats depicted on ceramics from Peru's Moche civilization 1,500 years ago. The inhabitants of Huanchaco are among the few remaining people on the coast who still know how to build and pilot these precarious-looking craft.

Two fishermen riding atop "reed horses", special cigar shaped, wave-breaking boats believed to have been used for more than 1,500 years, paddle their way back to the beach with their catch, January 28, 2001. The hollow kayaks, with their characteristic pointed prows rising out of the water, are believed to have been used by the ancient inhabitants of northern Peru to ply the choppy Pacific. They are similar to the boats depicted on ceramics from Peru's Moche civilization 1,500 years ago. The inhabitants of Huanchaco are among the few remaining people on the coast who still know how to build and pilot these precarious-looking craft.