El Tunco
A sharp, high-potential surf town with enough edge and infrastructure to be taken seriously as a base.
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Central America
El Salvador
El Tunco, Bitcoin Beach, pupusas, clean roads, and the strongest early surf-town score.
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Visited: November 2025
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Jan 8, 2026El Tunco, El Salvador
Analyzing Central American Surf Towns: El Tunco
Scoring El Tunco against my standardized framework - the first place I could actually see myself living for parts of the year.
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Jan 7, 2026El Tunco, El Salvador
From Guatemala to El Tunco: Chance Encounters, Infrastructure, and Thinking About Government
Leaving Guatemala for El Salvador's surf coast, a chance encounter with a pastor, and thoughts on government and infrastructure.
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