Feb 16, 2011

The 2011 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship will be held in the impressive waves of Punta Roca, in El Salvador’s town of La Libertad, from October 16 to 23. The best master surfers from all over the world will be competing as members of their National Surfing Team for the honor to win the Gold Medal for their country. They will also be competing for

Nov 1, 2009

I finally had an opportunity to look back and reflect on a great trip to Central America during the earlier part of the month for the Centro America Travel Market held in El Salvador. The trip included rubbing shoulders the Miss Teen Universe contestants, Miss Universe Guatemala (Lourdes Figueroa), and the President of El Salvador, Mauricio Funes. Beyond the

Oct 25, 2009

My visit to CATM (Central American Travel Mart) in San Salvador, El Salvador, was three days of meetings, networking, sightseeing, business lunches, awe of local artisans and a constant, but futile, effort to improve my Spanish. In all aspects, I would call an assignment like this a complete success — except for the Spanish, but I tried. The event itself

Known as one of the world’s surfing Meccas, La Libertad is a small, uncrowded village located on the Pacific Ocean approximately 30 minutes west of El Salvador’s capital San Salvador. I was in the country last May visiting family when my husband and I had the opportunity to stay at a cool, new beachside hotel. We are always looking for interesting