El Salvador: Not Just a Haven for Surfers
With 190 miles of coast, replete with warm, sandy beaches that are considered amongst the best in the world by surfers, San Salvador ought to be more renowned. Beachfront property here is inexpensive…you can buy villas just a few steps from the blue Pacific Ocean for less than $100,000.
But El Salvador has more to offer than just its stunning coast-line. With the cosmopolitan capital San Salvador, and an interior that includes volcanoes, hot springs, lakes and waterfalls—this little country has plenty to offer those in search of unspoiled natural beauty.
Population: 6,090,646
Capital: San Salvador
Language: Spanish
Location: Central America, bordering the North Pacific, between Honduras and Guatemala
Coastline: 307km
Climate: Tropical on coast, temperate in uplands
Country Code: 503
Time Zone: GMT-6
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Year-round balmy temperatures, exceptional surf, and a beachfront property boom fed by years of peace in El SalvadorPosted on October 3, 2007 by International Living
A surfers paradise with some of the world’s best waves and 190 miles of sandy beaches, warm weather, and water temperatures in the 80s throughout the year, many will find El Salvador’s beachfront property market a very attractive proposition.
Can You Turn a Sorpresa From El Salvador Into a Multimillion-dollar Business?Posted on July 11, 2007 by International Living
I was driving through the hills just north of San Salvador, enjoying El Salvador’s great highway system, when I noticed a sign indicating the turnoff for the village of Ilobasco [ee loh BAHS ko]. I didn’t have a strict itinerary to keep, so I took the exit…and discovered a pleasant town of 23,000, which was a center for the production of ceramics as far back as pre-Columbian times, primarily due to the quality of the clay in the area. Today, Ilobasco is the village for the most renowned craft item in El Salvador–the sorpresa, meaning “surprise.”
Gastronomical: El Salvador’s Sunday Food Festival in JuayúaPosted on July 6, 2007 by International Living
The smell of freshly roasted coffee beans wafted through the air as I made my way to El Salvador’s famous Sunday food festival which takes place in the small town of Juayúa.
Your Man in El SalvadorPosted on May 9, 2007 by International Living
I’m looking to retire in Central America. I still haven’t pinned down a destination yet, but I wanted to tell you about a contact I made during a recent research trip to El Salvador.
The Best Welcome in El SalvadorPosted on May 9, 2007 by International Living
Señor Gonzales is a judge in San Salvador, and his wife, Rebeca, is an international lawyer. Usually they live and work in the city, but open up their house to paying guests on the weekends. The hospitality is superb, including some extras like free pancakes and coffee at breakfast, and they invited all their guests to dinner on Sunday. I can’t remember ever having been treated so kindly.
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