El Salvador, affectionately termed the "Tom Thumb of Central America" for it's comparatively minute size, is a magnificent anthology of natural beauty. From the sandy beaches of the Pacific Coast to the volcanic craters surrounding its many lakes, El Salvador is the only Central American country not bordered by the Caribbean Sea.

El Salvador has spent the past several years focusing its energies on the expansion of their tourism industry. As a result, El Salvador's tourism has seen a dynamic increase. While El Salvador doesn't offer the same extent of ecological and archeological tourism of most Latin America countries, the surfing in El Salvador is considered by most to offer the best situational environment in the entire world. Surfers from around the globe gather among the beaches of El Salvador, with El Zonte, La Libertad and Sunzal favored for their lack of over crowding.

El Salvador has become more urbanized, including the addition of US Dollar as Salvadoran currency. Larger cities, especially San Salvador, offer Americanized style restaurants, malls and commerce centers.

Though tourism is on the rise, up 10% in January-March 2007 from the same period in 2006, it is mostly held back by the airport system. Only Comalapa International Airport services international flights to and from El Salvador. Also known as El Salvador Airport, the airport is located in Comalapa, approximately 30 miles south-east of the capital city, San Salvador.

El Salvador's climate is consistently tropical, presenting only two pronounced seasons throughout the year - the Wet Season and the Dry Season. The Wet Season in El Salvador falls between May and October, while the Dry Season makes up the rest of the year, November to April, attracting the highest levels of tourism in El Salvador. The mountain regions offer cooler temperatures where low lying areas and beaches experience the warmest weather year round.

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