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San Miguel volcano (Chaparrastique), with slopes, trees and scattered houses in the foreground.

El Salvador · The east: San Miguel, Usulután, La Unión & Morazán

Beaches of the east

El Espino, in Usulután, and El Cuco and Las Flores, in San Miguel. The sources consulted do not confirm access fees; safety at sea is not guaranteed: read each card.

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    El Espino Beach

    Jucuarán (eastern Usulután). The pin marks the beach in OpenStreetMap.46.3 km from the centre

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    A beach of about 10 km of flat, light sand in Jucuarán, within the Jiquilisco Bay Ramsar site, with restaurants nearby, according to the press (January 2026). The sources consulted do not confirm an access fee.

    Source: El Salvador.com – Playa El Espino (21 ene. 2026) · 2026 · +2

    Practical details and sources

    Tip: According to the press (March 2026), Civil Protection placed El Espino among the areas with the most water emergencies in the country. Follow the lifeguards' instructions and respect flags and signs; no warning guarantees safety.

    Sources: El Salvador.com – Playa El Espino (21 ene. 2026) · Infobae – Recomendaciones contra ahogamientos (31 mar. 2026) · Protección Civil – Advertencia por mar de fondo (12 sep. 2025)

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    El Cuco Beach

    Chirilagua (San Miguel). The pin marks the beach in OpenStreetMap.44 km from the centre

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    A black-sand beach in Chirilagua, 170 km from San Salvador, according to the official tourism portal (2025). The press (June 2026) presents it as a family beach with restaurants and boat trips to other shores. The sources consulted do not confirm an access fee.

    Source: El Salvador Travel – Playa El Cuco · 2025 · +2

    Practical details and sources

    Tip: Civil Protection (12 September 2025) advised not to go deeper than waist height, to swim during daylight and to respect flags and signs. No warning specific to this beach was read, and none of this guarantees safety.

    Nearby: Las Flores Beach (1.3 km)

    Sources: El Salvador Travel – Playa El Cuco · El Salvador.com – Qué visitar en San Miguel (1 jun. 2026) · Protección Civil – Advertencia por mar de fondo (12 sep. 2025)

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    Las Flores Beach

    Chirilagua (San Miguel). The pin marks the beach in OpenStreetMap.43.9 km from the centre

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    A surf beach in Chirilagua, next to El Cuco, which the press (June 2026) presents as one of the best-known surf spots in the east. The sources consulted do not confirm an access fee; hotels and restaurants in the area charge for their own services.

    Source: El Salvador.com – Qué visitar en San Miguel (1 jun. 2026) · 2026 · +1

    Practical details and sources

    Tip: Civil Protection (12 September 2025) advised not to go deeper than waist height, to swim during daylight and to respect flags and signs. No warning specific to this beach was read, and none of this guarantees safety.

    Nearby: El Cuco Beach (1.3 km)

    Sources: El Salvador.com – Qué visitar en San Miguel (1 jun. 2026) · Protección Civil – Advertencia por mar de fondo (12 sep. 2025)

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