El Zonte
El Zonte | |
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Municipality | |
Country | El Salvador |
Department | La Libertad |
• Mayor | (ARENA) |
Population | |
• Urban | 3,000 |
El Zonte is a town in La Libertad Department in El Salvador. A popular tourist destination, El Zonte has been described as a "world surfing mecca".[1] Playa El Zonte (English: El Zonte Beach; nicknamed Bitcoin Beach) became one of the first locales in the country to accept Bitcoin as a payment method, and inspired the country's adoption of Bitcoin as a legal tender.