La Libertad Spanish & Surf

Our School is located at La Libertad the main surf destination for El Salvador. Here there is a classic 1000 yard ride into the beach! It is a pointbreak with a barrelling wave. As the main destination, and also the closet surf beach to the Capitol, El Salvador, the beach can get crowed on weekends. However, there are eight other beach and point breaks within 20 km (12 miles)! Other great nearby surf spots include:

Our program is designed with a  full-immersion pedagogy which includes intensive Spanish programs and the chance to put what you learn into practice through a home stay with a Salvadoran family. Students also have the option of a hotel.

Our instructors are experienced language teachers with degrees from the national universities, and our Director, Nelson Pacheco Martinez, is bilingual and has ten years of teaching experience.  He can also help to facilitate your visit, helping with tasks which are difficult for foreigners, such as renting a house or car, making travel arrangements, or just getting your food the way you like it.

We offer Spanish language programs at all levels, and our basic lesson plan consists of twenty hours of study a week, four hours day.  You can begin on any Monday, and will be given a placement exam upon your arrival to determine your level of instruction. Our class size is limited to 8 students, and one-on-one instruction is available.

College credit is generally available through your home institution.  We issue grade transcripts and written evaluations and have had students from UC Davis, SUNY Stonybrook, and other universities.

El Salvador is a new surfing frontier with dozens of pristine spots scattered across its 320km of Pacific Ocean coastline. El Salvador will catch any and all ground swells generated from the Southern hemisphere and is extremely consistent, with ride able waves of 4 foot or bigger over 300 days of the year. The coastline is renowned for its right hand cobblestone and sand point breaks that rival the best in the world. El Salvador has everything from world class hollow waves, to classic points, to fun and rippable beach breaks.