30 November 2010: The Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands reported that the Government of El Salvador has designated Complejo Güija as its fifth Wetland of International Importance.
This Ramsar site includes the Protected Natural Area San Diego y San Felipe Las Barras, a lagoon complex and its surrounding flooded areas. In addition, part of the Güija complex is representative of the Central America Dry Tropical Forest ecosystem, which is considered threatened by WWF. This ecosystem sustains species that are listed in the IUCN Red List, as well as in appendices I and II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). [Ramsar Press Release]