Spot Check: Franco’s Bowl – San Pancho MX

A non-skating friend of mine was on vacation and took some pics of a skatepark he happened on in a small town Called San Pancho or San Francisco, depending on who you ask. It’s about 30 miles north of Puerto Vallarta. The locals were friendly and consented to being photographed, so don’t blow it out […]

The Pink Panther: Mexican, Japanese, Well Groomed, Puzzling and Animated.

It’s a Pink Panther jumbo post! – Thanks to Cool Steve for 99% of this.

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The Cost of Skateboarding in Costa Rica

I recently took a trip with my extended family to Costa Rica. It was one of those all inclusive vacations, and although we did take some day trips, I was unable to explore skateboarding in Costa Rica, even though I knew there were a few skateparks in the Guanacaste province where we were staying. In […]

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Salchicha Perro

Mexico City. Some ancient and not so ancient spots, a lot of finger flips, varials, wall plants of various types, and even some freestyle. (Dave Campbell, pay attention to the 1 minute mark.) It’s all one guy who goes by the name of Salchicha Perro, AKA Wiener Dog. Apparently even his mom calls him that. […]

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My Beautiful Balloon

A miniramp suspended by a hot air balloon, the brainchild of Brazilian skateboarder Vanderley Arame, as seen in Cemporcento Skate magazine. Exclusive video after the jump. – Thanks to Giancarlo at Skate Cultura for the tip.

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Addicted to Retail

One more in our series of indoor commercial architecture waiting to be barged. This one from Addicted to Retail shows the Ayres store by Dieguez Fridman in Buenos Aires. Free t-shirt skateboard (deck) to the first photo (or video) of this place being skated. That’s legal in Argentina, right? No Photoshopping please. My apologies if […]

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Having a blast at the X Games in Brazil

Sorry about the lack of posts this week, my plane got delayed and TAM Linhas Aéreas lost my luggage. It took a while to get things sorted out, but I’m happy now, and tripping out cause I’ve never been in the southern hemisphere before. The toilets flush backwards! What???? Crazy! Anyway, I finally got the […]

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SB rideable advertising

MC found this Nike SB outdoor advert that was produced in Brazil circa 2006, so don’t go looking for these here and now. There’s not much information from the source because you have to (pay) subscribe to actually read the content. It’s called Mub Skateboard, from a firm called F/Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi. It looks […]

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McRAD skateboard

I finally found a board of my favorite band, McRAD. The board is produced by VILA Skate out of Sao Paulo, Brasil and is available in different sizes and shapes.