El Zonte, El Salvador Travel Blogs

Back to the beach
Dec 30, 2006

 After the coffee tour we headed for the beach and after a few buses we were back on the pacific coast at El Zonte, a beautiful black sand beach. Settled into the hostel and went to check out the beach. Walked along the beach for a bit, the waves were ...

A couple of days in the sun.....
Oct 5, 2006

I decided to get out of San Salvador as quickly as possible, as it was just a very scary place. Since I wasnt quite all better, I went to the beach near La Libertad. The beach was okay, good for surfing (which I didnt do!) but they had a nice pool, good ...

La cucarah-cha... El Salvador
Jan 27, 2007 (17 photos)

After my three weeks of hardcore spanish, I took off to the beaches of El Salvador, without much of a plan... I met a girl from Amsterdam on the bus, and we chatted and ended up going to find her friends in La Libertad, a surfing town on the beach. La ...

"I Love it here!"
Jun 20, 2009 (5 photos)

... ... At last at 12:45 AM (bolivian time), we arrived in La Paz, Bolivia. Woohoo! South America here we come! Have to say though, going from El Salvador where it's scorching hot to Bolivia, where it's winter...brrrrrrr! Soon to come-Boliovian adventures!

Back to square fun
Mar 26, 2008 (7 photos)

Hey As the blog implies Im still in El Zonte or rather I have left, spent the night in Los Flores in the East of Salvador and decided to come back to Zonte. The week has been great but not too exciting. I was just surfing the right hand point ...

It was the best of days, it was the blurst of days
Mar 19, 2008 (10 photos)

... nights in a little hotel overlooking El Zonte point. The owner is Jimy Rotherhams best friend and is one of the best surfers in Salvador. El Zonte is magic, there is a long forgiving right hand point on one side and in front is a fast A frame that has an ...

Back on the beach
Aug 4, 2008

Went to El Zonte with Ricardo, a surfer friend of Karla's. I bought a nice little 5'9" fish and tried it out at El Sunzal. My poor ribs felt the five months I'd spent out of the water, but it was fun anyway. The locals tried to be scary with me: " ...

El Salvador
Jul 12, 2006 (6 photos)

Good times in El Salvador, though it can be quiet sketch especially La libertad. I honestly felt uneasy having Sarah with me in some parts knowing she is very attractive and many locals eyeball her like a nice steak. We ended up staying in El zonte which ...

Surfing in Salvador
Sep 28, 2009 (3 photos)

... www.globalsurfguatamala.com based in Antigua. We leave in a mini bus early Monday morning in a small mini van and arrive in El Zonte, El Salvador by 2pm just in time for low tide and our first surf lesson.  We're staying in Hostel El Zonte which has ...

The Return of the Blog
Jan 21, 2008

... me from the school on about 3 hours notice, and within that time I ´graduated´(again), packed my bag, and boarded a bus. I am now in El Salvador and ready to settle into a good week of surf and sun! Right now I am travelling with a guy named tom, who i met ...

Surfer Doods
Nov 1, 2007

Hardcore surfer beach.  I, not being a hardcore surfer, felt a bit out of place.  Helluva sunset, though.

El Zonte for Surfing
Apr 17, 2006 (9 photos)

... Surf Resort was our home base for several surf spots surrounding the area including Sunzal and Tusco. Spent the week in El Zonte drinking, smoking, surfing, exploring caves and enjoying the beautiful black beaches. The water was a warm 28 celcius and the ...

Surfing around El Zonte
Oct 22, 2008

Chris and I  stayed at El Zonte for a few days surfing various spots. My board was to small for the conditions and I didnt really enjoy this secor of the trip.  Got to check out some spots like S21, and some La Liberdad.  La ...

Its the time that we kill that keeps us alive
Mar 7, 2009 (14 photos)

... a little awkward when the host tried to rock out on his trusty calabash, and it was at this point that the driver of the van thankfully decided it was time to go. All in all El Zonte was a fantastic spot and most definitely a highlight of El Salvador.