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A. It can be found in South and Central America from Guatemala to Bolivia. Ecuador is the primary exporter of balsa and the best quality is found here. The surfboard balsa wood comes from around the tributaries of the river Guayas, where rainfall and soil quality is high, the higher the water content in each tree, the lower overall weight of a surfboard.
