Tiny Central American nation of El Salvador is in the process of shedding its civil war strewn image for a beach one. The center of the country’s blossoming tourist scene is the laidback region of La Libertad’s Balsamo Coast, a 20-mile string of black sand beaches and fishing villages and one of Central America’s top surf spots. The most visited destination is the backpacker and surfer haunts of Playa El Tunco, Sunzal and Bocana.