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El Zonte is a town in La Libertad Department in El Salvador.A popular tourist destination, El Zonte has been described as a "world surfing mecca". [1] Playa El Zonte (English: El Zonte Beach; nicknamed Bitcoin Beach) became one of the first locales in El Salvador to accept Bitcoin as a payment method, and inspired the country's adoption of Bitcoin as a legal tender.
The park was inaugurated by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and Chinese ambassador to El Salvador Ou Jianhong on 26 August 2022. The park has five attractions which were donated by China: a ferris wheel, a pirate ship, a carousel, a roller coaster, and a jumping platform. [1]
City population figures below are from the World Population Review from 2024. [1] Over 100,000 or a High Human Development Index, and a high urbanization. AMSS = San Salvador Metropolitan Area Acajutla – Pop. 22,763; Apopa – Pop. 112,158 (AMSS) Antiguo Cuscatlán – Pop. 33,767 (AMSS); [1] highest HDI in the country [citation needed]
The 2021 ISA World Surfing Games took place across the La Bocana and El Sunzal waves at Surf City in El Salvador, from 29 May to 6 June 2021. The event was originally scheduled to be held from 9 to 17 May 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
In 1994, 181,000 tourists visited El Salvador, generating US$28.8 million in tourism revenue. [citation needed] Three years later, a specialized governing body was created called Salvadoran Tourism Corporation (Corporación Salvadoreña de Turismo) (Corsatur), and in 1997, 387,000 tourists visited, generating US$74.7 million.
The 2023 ISA World Surfing Games took place across the La Bocana and El Sunzal waves at Surf City in El Salvador, from 30 May to 7 June 2023. The event was organised by the International Surfing Association (ISA). [2] [3] [4]
El Palmacito, El Salvador Official Tourism Page 13°29′39″N 89°24′51″W / 13.4942°N 89.4143°W / 13.4942; -89 This El Salvador location article is a stub .
The 2022 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship took place across the La Bocana and El Sunzal waves at Surf City in El Salvador, from 27 May to 5 June 2022. It was the 18th edition of the event and was organized by the International Surfing Association (ISA).