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Carlos Guillermo Ramirez surfs a barrel in Cuyutlan, Mexico. This sleepy beach town on Mexico's Pacific coast is known for deadly swells once a year known as the green wave or 'ola verde'.

Carlos Guillermo Ramirez surfs a barrel in Cuyutlan, Mexico. This sleepy beach town on Mexico's Pacific coast is known for deadly swells once a year known as the green wave or 'ola verde'.

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Date Taken: 04.2008
Date Uploaded: 11.2010
Photo Location: Mexico
Copyright: © Sarah Sellars