Marina

Puerto Barillas is a full service "marina" that caters to local and international sailboats and yachts. Our facilities and services are competitively priced and our staff go the extra mile to make you feel at ease during your stay.

When arriving by sea call on VHF 16 when one hour from first waypoint and we will send a pilot panga to guide you through the Bay into Barillas Marina Club.

Name	Lat	Lon
Barillas Pilot	13.07.018 N	88.25.165 W
Bar 3	13.08.314 N	88.24.269 W
Lempa Shoal Turn	13.08.371 N	88.24.251 W
004	13.08.511 N	88.24.327 W
005	13.08.885 N	88.24.756 W
Sand Island	13.09.053 N	88.25.073 W
Bar 4	13.09.670 N	88.26.092 W
San Sebastian	13.10.122 N	88.26.640 W
009	13.10.514 N	88.26.936 W
010	13.10.987 N	88.27.183 W
Village	13.11.548 N	88.27.137 W
012	13.12.472 N	88.26.524 W
Shoal	13.12.604 N	88.26.547 W
West Village	13.12.983 N	88.26.847 W
015	13.14.167 N	88.27.277 W
016	13.15.033 N	88.28.382 W
Final Reach	13.15.626 N	88.28.520 W
Fuel Dock	13.15.722 N	88.29.439 W

Mooring Rates

One day Fee $45.00

Short Term Rate 2-14 days) $16.95

Long term Rates(more than 15 days) $11.95

Please note that El Salvador’s currency is the USD.

We do not offer boat slips or docks. However, our mooring buoys are extremely reliable and strong. Yachts up to 190 ft have been safely held by our buoys.

Maritime port authority fees

Every vessel arriving at any port in El Salvador must pay a fee in accordance with their length of stay. This fee is paid in advance, upon arrival, and breaks down as follows:

• 01 to 30 day stay $30.00
• 31 to 60 day stay $60.00
• 61 to 90 day stay $90.00

Additionally, a Zarpe (outbound clearance) fee of $40.00 is due on the day of departure.

Check in and check out procedures

We do the best we can to provide a hassle free check-in and check-out experience. We’ve gone to great lengths to have the different government agencies involved, represented at our Marina.

Entry documents required include: Passport, Zarpe or outbound clearance (from previous port visited), crew list, and vessel registration.

If your nationality does not require you to posses a visa (obtained in country of origin) prior to entry into El Salvador, you may purchase a CA4 tourist card from the Immigration officer. The cost is $10.00 and is valid for ground travel between Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador for a maximum of 90 days.

Touring El Salvador and Central America

We are a unique destination, strategically located within Central America. If your plans include exploring Central America, we can facilitate travel all across this beautiful region. Furthermore, if you wish to travel anywhere else in the world, El Salvador’s Comalapa International Airport is approximately 45 to 60 minutes away. A broad range of airline companies fly in and out of the airport; to include: American, Amerijet, Avianca, Continental, Copa, Delta, Iberia, Livingston, and Mexicana. The airport also serves as a hub for TACA airlines, which flies to 22 different countries in the Americas!

Security: Your boat’s safety while at Barillas is of our upmost concern. Whether you remain at Barillas and enjoy our facilities, or you go away and travel, your boat is safe with us. We will inspect your vessel daily to ensure lines are OK, and water drains properly during rainfall. In your absence, other maintenance requests can be arranged as well. In the event of an emergency, you shall be contacted immediately.

Barillas also has security guards on duty 24/7, 365 days a year. Our premises are monitored at all times, day and night. Our mooring buoy canal is patrolled during daylight hours and at dark as well. Furthermore... Port Captain, Customs, Immigration and National Police offices are all on-site. The Salvadoran Navy also patrols the waters in our vicinity.

Fuel and water: Our fuel dock dispenses clean Texaco fuel refined in the United States. We currently have on-site availability of 7,500 gallons (U.S.) of gasoline and 12,500 gallons (U.S.) of diesel fuel.

Our water is naturally filtered as our source is our own artesian well.

How to get here

When arriving by sea, please radio us on Channel 16 VHF an hour prior to arriving at the Barillas Pilot way point; which is 13.07.018 N 88.25.165 W.

A bilingual (English/Spanish) radio operator is available to answer your call between 0700 and 1900 hours. Though frequency monitoring is ongoing at all hours, English speakers are only available during this time frame. We also monitor Marine SSB(8.1220 MHz USB).

After we have made contact with you, we will dispatch our pilot boat service to safely guide you through the entrance to Jiquilisco Bay.

Pet Policy: Pets are welcome at Barillas! Dogs, however, should be kept on a leash at all times. The is owner also responsible for picking up after his/her pet.

Pets are not allowed in restaurant areas, inside our convenience store, or in and around the pool.

Other services

Private landing strip: Over 5,500 ft. long and 164 ft. wide, grass runway. Licensed for non-commercial, international flights within Central America.

Private aircraft rental: For sight-seeing or travel in Central America.

Communications: Free Wi-Fi connectivity, Satellite TV at Club House and in bungalows, International Pay Phones

Hotel accommodations: Bungalow rentals are available.

Laundry service: Let us do the washing and folding at a very affordable price!

Duty free parts ordering: Parts for your boat can be ordered from the USA tax free.

Boat maintenance: Hull scraping, boat washing/cleaning. Additionally, our next door neighbor, PRESTOMAR is a shrimping business with haul-out facilities for their fleet. With a previous appointment, they can arrange hauling out vessels up to 100ft. long and weighing 200tons.

Services offered there include marine electronics sales and installations, all kinds of welding work, shaft and prop repairs, hull painting, and other mechanical work as well. If you’d like to contact them, we’d be happy to arrange that for you.

Tours and transportation: We work with an independent tour operator that offers a variety of tours in El Salvador and the region, if that is something of interest to you. Barillas also has transportation services which are available to take you to the International Airport.

Also, the Marina provides a bi-weekly courtesy shuttle service into town in our air conditioned passenger vans. There, in Usulután, our guests can procure food and other goods while at the local market or supermarket.