El Tunco

El Tunco is the best-known surf town on the Salvadoran coast, a compact, walkable village of hostels, bars, restaurants and surf shops fanning out from a single main street to a black-sand beach and the distinctive pig-shaped rock that gives it its name. It is the country's backpacker-to-boutique tourism magnet, buzzing every weekend with surfers, nomads and capital-city day-trippers. For investors, El Tunco offers the coast's highest occupancy and most diversified hospitality demand. Hotels trade actively - a 7-bedroom surf hotel was recently offered at $375,000 - while STR condos and beach houses capture nightly rates that push gross yields toward 8.7%. Land near the beach commands top-of-market pricing within the 100-metre coastal zone (corporate/trust title required for foreigners), and the Surf City highway and Malecon upgrades reinforce a 10-15% YoY growth trajectory.

El Tunco in La Libertad, Departamento de La Libertad, El Salvador