El Tunco is the hub of El Salvador’s famously consistent Pacific surf — black-sand beaches, right-hand point breaks, and a laid-back strip of hostels and pupusa stands.
Even non-surfers come for the sunsets and the easy coastal rhythm.
El Tunco & the surf coast
Black-sand Pacific beaches and consistent point breaks — El Salvador’s laid-back surf capital.
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