▁was hed ▁away ▁progress ively ▁by ▁winter ▁sw ells . ▁ ▁The ▁wave ▁insp ires ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁fan atic ism ▁among ▁sur fers . ▁ ▁Although ▁there ▁are ▁only ▁about ▁ 2 0 ▁loc als , ▁crow ds ▁of ▁sur fers ▁are ▁drawn ▁to ▁the ▁wave ▁from ▁Lima ▁( 7 0 0 ▁kilometres ▁south ), ▁and ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁With ▁modern ▁sw ell ▁forec asts ▁and ▁the ▁internet , ▁it ' s ▁easy ▁to ▁know ▁when ▁sw ell ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁way , ▁and ▁the ▁sur fers ▁once ▁there ▁all ▁pack ▁into ▁a ▁single ▁tight ▁take off ▁zone , ▁despite ▁other ▁waves ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁A ▁concrete ▁pier ▁was ▁built ▁for ▁local ▁fish erm en ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁ago , ▁replacing ▁a ▁wooden ▁one ▁which ▁was ▁between ▁Cab o ▁and ▁Pan ic ▁Point ▁and ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁the ▁sea . ▁ ▁The ▁proposal ▁had ▁been ▁to ▁build ▁it ▁right ▁through ▁the ▁take off ▁zone ▁of ▁the ▁Cab o ▁wave , ▁ru ining ▁the ▁wave , ▁but ▁also ▁being ▁a ▁difficult ▁place ▁to ▁build . ▁ ▁San ity ▁pre va iled , ▁and ▁the ▁pier ▁was ▁built ▁about ▁ 1 5 0 ▁metres ▁north , ▁but ▁it ▁still ▁ch ops ▁off ▁the ▁tail ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ride . ▁ ▁Cab o ▁Blan co ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁Und ert ow ▁( Cont rac or ri ente ), ▁directed ▁by ▁J avier ▁Fu entes - Le ón . ▁The ▁movie ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁