25 February 2011: The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Secretariat) has reported that the Government of El Salvador has designated the Jaltepeque Complex as its sixth Wetland of International Importance.

The Jaltepeque Complex is the second biggest brackish water area and intertidal forested wetland in El Salvador. It includes a permanent shallow water marine ecosystem and other coastal wetlands such as estuaries, sandy beaches, salt flats, and coastal brackish and freshwater lagoons, as well as permanent and stationary rivers and streams. Its diverse habitats provide nesting refuge for species of turtles listed as endangered and critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, and other vulnerable turtule species and crocodiles. [Ramsar Press Release]