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Fishermen fight to keep land as El Salvador chases surfers
By Reuters
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Despite the lack of local surf culture, the country is hosting more than 100 professional surfers in a major international tournament.
By Anna-Cat Brigida
A long the coast of El Salvador, about an hour-and-a-half drive from the capital, lies a pristine beach with towering waves that are uncharted by all but a few surfers savvy enough to have found the remote community of Isla Tasajera.
The 2 000 fishermen and their families who live there, most in small homes made of tree trunks and tin roofs, rarely ride the waves.
By Anna-Cat Brigida
ISLA TASAJERA, El Salvador, Dec 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A long the coast of El Salvador, about an hour-and-a-half drive from the capital, lies a pristine beach with towering waves that are uncharted by all but a few surfers savvy enough to have found the remote community of Isla Tasajera.
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The 2,000 fishermen and their families who live there, most in small homes made of tree trunks and tin roofs, rarely ride the waves. Instead, they pass their days catching shrimp, tilapia and sharks.