Before the war, travelers would leave surfboards behind as compensation for guidance and accommodations which was the only way for locals to acquire surfboards. A decent, used tabla de surf was being sold for nearly 1,000 colones (roughly $111 U.S.)- more than most Salvadorans made in an entire month. The war had just ended and not many tourists (surfers) were interested in coming to El Salvador, so surfboards were difficult to obtain. From the safety of the sandy shore, he watched the surfers ride the bigger, barreling waves off the rocky point- Punta Roca. At school, a few boys were fortunate enough to own surfboards, but like most Salvadorans, Juan couldn’t afford a surfboard. Growing up near the coast as a kid, Juan loved to swim in the ocean after school, bodysurfing the waves at La Paz and riding them to the beach. Ruins on La Punta La Libertad, mid-1990’s
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