Source: www.iguanamar.com

Collapse of the Puerto Colombia Pier
Until it fell.  And this time it’s true.
Plenty has been written and said about the famous Puerto Colombia Pier through its years of glory. This historic pier was the first place European, Jewish, and Lebanese immigrants arrived when entering Colombia. The pier stood as the second largest in the world, providing the nation with pride in their architectural heritage.

The pier meant a lot to the Barranquilla and Puerto surfers, as they hold memories of surfing at the pier.  It used to be a radical beach in many aspects that inspired and forged the lives of local surfers, and that of the sporadic visitors to the pier.

It meant a great filter to the currents and boosted the waves with north east and east north east direction, a great driving force of the swells that lifted a majestic left with force, trajectory and form. You could hear the waves (pum, pum, pum, pum) when they came beating crosspiece after crosspiece on the bottom side of the pier. 

The architectural heritage will now only be recalled by memories of waves, slime, nylons, currents, tourists, kids, wipeouts, loneliness, broken surfboards, loose leashes, friends, long walks, breeze, sand, and music.

About the International Surfing Association (ISA)
The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the World Governing Authority for surfing, bodyboarding and surfriding. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running world championships since 1964 and the Junior World Championships since 1980.

ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of over 50 countries on six continents. Its headquarters are located in San Diego, California. It is presided by Fernando Aguerre, first elected in 1994 in Rio, and re-elected six times since. The ISA's four Vice Presidents are Alan Atkins (Australia), Robin de Kock (South Africa), Mike Gerard (USA) and Karin Sierralta (Peru).

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