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Baía do Sancho beach in Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. (Nina Choi)
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A taco stand in Troncones, Mexico. (Dave Lauridsen)
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North and south of the village center in Ericeira, Portugal, scalloped cliffs give way to white-sand beaches and consistent right-hand reef breaks. (Goncalo Fernandes Santos/4see/Redux)
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The combination of relaxed European living and miles of beaches with waves for every level has lured surfers to Hossegor, France, for 20 years. (Jörg Brockmann)
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Nighttime eats at Tiki Limbo, Montañita, Ecuador. (Mauricio Granados)
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An iconic sign in Haleiwa, Hawaii. (Nina Choi)
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The breaks attract surfers, and the setting—rain-forest-covered mountains, the Rio Barú, long stretches of beach—attracts everyone else to Dominical, Costa Rica. (Nikki McLeod)
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