New York Times article on El Sunzal

El Salvador Adds Style to Great Waves

Maybe it's time to head to El Salvador. There, just a five-hour nonstop flight from New York, you can catch rides all day on perfectly hollow 5- to 10-foot waves in 82-degree water, while sea turtles paddle past you, pelicans fly in formation above your head and so many fish leap from the water, you have to regularly brush them off your surfboard.

Slate article on El Tunco

Carlos Don't Surf

On the volcanic beaches west of La Libertad, El Salvador, stray dogs saunter up to the open-front restaurants and sorrowfully flop their heads into the laps of diners; stray cats blink, purr, and mew under the tables. The patrons here, mostly young surfers and backpackers from the United States and Europe (as well as a few middle-class weekenders from San Salvador), are happy to oblige with morsels of food. Bob Marley tunes play endlessly on cafe sound systems, and bottles of locally brewed Pilsener beer come cold and cheap. It's a nice little vibe, and at times both the travelers and the strays look genuinely stunned by their good fortune.

More photos of La Libertad

Photos of La Libertad


Study Spanish in El Salvador with the El Salvador Spanish Schools

Surfing La Libertad

Surf and study Spanish in El Salvador

Surf and study Spanish in El Salvador: one on one Spanish classes with professional instructors at your hotel or rental in the surfing destinations of La Libertad and El Sunzal. More info at the El Salvador Spanish Schools