(121118) -- LA LIBERTAD, Nov. 18, 2012 (Xinhua) -- The Salvadorian surfer Porfirio Miranda participates during the "Eight Surf Latin Pro Championship 2012", in the El Sunzal beach, in the port of La Libertad, El Salvador, on Nov. 17, 2012. About 100 surfers from Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua and some Caribbean countries participate in the event organized by the Latin American Professional Surfers Association (ALAS, its acronym in Spanish). (Xinhua/Oscar Rivera) (or) (jp) (ah)