Dec 1, 2009 - El Salvador

El Salvador is a small, poor country with armed guards everywhere and is by far the least touristy country we have visited on this trip.El Salvador is a small, poor country with armed guards everywhere and is by far the least touristy country we have visited on this trip....

Dec 27, 2008 - Antigua, Guatemala to La Libertad, El Salvador

We were up, packed and finished breakfast by 8:00 AM. When we reached La Libertad we stopped to take a look at the first hotel we came to. ... Immediately a fellow came out and ushered us into the parking lot to take a look.We were up, packed and finished breakfast by 8:00 AM. When we reached La Libertad we stopped to take a look at the first hotel we came to. ... Immediately a fellow came out and ushered us into the parking lot to take a look....

Dec 14, 2008 - Semuc Champey and Playa El Tunco, El Salvador

Well, the inevitable has finally arrived.Well, the inevitable has finally arrived....

Nov 3, 2007 - Playa el Tunco

Compared to the other cities we had visited, San Salvador was sleek, modern and relaxed. We climbed up and out of San Salvador, then down a long stretch to the coast and La Libertad. ... The best point break in Central America sits off La Libertad, at Punta Roca, but we stepped off the bus, threw our packs into the back of a pickup, and drove along the coast road to Playa El Tunco. ... We were dropped off and walked out a stone and dirt road to the beach, where we checked into the ritzy (for us) Roca Sunzal Hotel, for three days of pampering.Compared to the other cities we had visited, San Salvador was sleek, modern and relaxed. We climbed up and out of San Salvador, then down a long stretch to the coast and La Libertad. ... The best point break in Central America sits off La Libertad, at Punta Roca, but we stepped off the bus, threw our packs into the back of a pickup, and drove along the coast road to Playa El Tunco. ... We were dropped off and walked out a stone and dirt road to the beach, where we checked into the ritzy (for us) Roca Sunzal Hotel, for three days of pampering....