BEST BET APR '07: CENTRAL AMERICA - Surfline article on El Salvador

BEST BET APR '07: CENTRAL AMERICA
South of the Border starting to heat up
Central America will frequently see some of its largest Southern Hemi swells of the year in April or May.

This April looks like it will fuel the fire of that theory. A series of storms have been plowing across the South Pacific lately, with more on tap for the next few days. Overhead to well overhead surf will result in much of Central America and Mainland Mexico through the first third of the month. Smaller surf will likely take over through mid month, with a good chance of another solid run of swell late April through early May.
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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.