List of Ramsar sites in Mexico explained

This list of Ramsar sites in Mexico includes wetlands that are considered to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. Mexico currently has 138 sites designated as "Wetlands of International Importance" with a surface area of 88264.29km2.^{[1] [2]} For a full list of all Ramsar sites worldwide, see List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance.

List of Ramsar sites

Name	Location	Area (km^2)	Designated	Description	Image
Agua Dulce	Sonora 31.9167°N -114°W	0.39	2 February 2008	A riparian ecosystem located in the El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve. It is an important site for the pupfish, listed as endangered.
Alberca de los Espinos	Michoacán 19.9°N -147°W	0.33	2 February 2009
Anillo de Cenotes	Yucatán 20.7225°N -89.3231°W	8.91	2 February 2009
Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Cuatrociénegas	Coahuila 26.85°N -110°W	843.47	22 June 1995	Composed of riparian woodland, grassland, montane forests, chaparral and desert scrub habitats, Cuatrociénegas supports several threatened or vulnerable species.
Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Laguna de Términos	Campeche 18.6667°N -136°W	7,050.16	2 February 2004	A nutrient rich coastal lagoon. It contains approximately 127000ha of mangrove forests.
Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Yum Balam	Quintana Roo 21.4667°N -106°W	1,540.52	2 February 2004
Área Natural Protegida Estatal Presa de Silva y Zonas Aledañas	Guanajuato 20.9269°N -101.8467°W	39.34	2 February 2011
Áreas de Protección de Flora y Fauna de Nahá y Metzabok	Chiapas 17.05°N -127°W	72.16	2 February 2004
Arroyos y manantiales de Tanchachín	San Luis Potosí 21.8333°N -107°W	11.74	2 February 2008
Bahía de San Quintín	Baja California 30.4333°N -173°W	54.38	2 February 2008
Bala'an K'aax	Quintana Roo 19.3167°N -92°W	1316.10	2 February 2004
Balandra	Baja California Sur 24.3167°N -130°W	4.49	2 February 2008
Baño de San Ignacio	Nuevo León 24.8667°N -99.3447°W	42.2	2 February 2009
Canal del Infiernillo y esteros del territorio Comcaac	Sonora 29.1667°N -126°W	279	27 November 2009	Also known as Xepe Coosot.
Cascadas de Texolo y su entorno	Veracruz 19.4°N -97°W	5	2 February 2006
Ciénaga de Tamasopo	San Luis Potosí 21.8333°N -117°W	13.64	2 February 2008
Ciénegas de Lerma	Estado de México 19.2333°N -129°W	30.23	2 February 2004
Complejo Lagunar Bahía Guásimas – Estero Lobos	Sonora 27.5333°N -139°W	1351.98	2 February 2008
Corredor Costero La Asamblea – San Francisquito	Baja California 29.45°N -163°W	443.04	27 November 2005
Cuencas y corales de la zona costera de Huatulco	Oaxaca 15.7833°N -108°W	444	27 November 2003
Dzilam	Yucatán 21.5833°N -123°W	617.07	7 December 2000
Ecosistema Ajos-Bavispe, zona de influencia Cuenca Río San Pedro	Sonora 31.175°N -110.1881°W	1826.23	2 February 2010
Ecosistema Arroyo Verde APFF Sierra de Álamos Río Cuchujaqui	Sonora 27.0167°N -153°W	1.74	2 February 2010
El Jagüey	Aguascalientes 21.7167°N -121°W	0.35	2 February 2011	In Buenavista de Peñuelas, El Jagüey consists of six seasonal freshwater and two artificial ponds. It is home to an endangered species of frogs, the upland burrowing tree frog.
Ensenada de Pabellones	Sinaloa 24.4333°N -141°W	406.39	2 February 2008
Estero de Punta Banda	Baja California 31.7333°N -154°W	23.93	2 February 2006
Estero El Chorro	Jalisco 19.9°N -129°W	2.67	2 February 2008
Estero El Soldado	Sonora 27.9633°N -110.9758°W	3.50	2 February 2011
Estero La Manzanilla	Jalisco 19.3°N -151°W	2.64	2 February 2008
Estero Majahuas	Jalisco 19.8333°N -126°W	7.86	2 February 2008
Humedal de Importancia Especialmente para la Conservación de Aves Acuáticas Reserve Ría Lagartos	Yucatán 21.5°N -88°W	603.48	4 July 1986
Humedal La Sierra de Guadalupe	Baja California Sur 26.6667°N -142°W	3,480.87	2 February 2008
Humedal Los Comondú	Baja California Sur 26.0833°N -159°W	4609.59	2 February 2008
Humedales de Bahía Adair	Sonora 31.5833°N -166°W	424.30	2 February 2009
Humedales de Bahía de San Jorge	Sonora 31.1°N -113.0697°W	121.98	2 February 2010
Humedales de Guachochi	Chihuahua 26.8333°N -114°W	.575	30 October 2013
Humedales de la Laguna La Cruz	Sonora 28.7833°N -163°W	66.652	2 February 2013
Humedales de la Laguna La Popotera	Veracruz 18.6667°N -126°W	19.75	5 June 2005
Humedales de Montaña La Kisst	Chiapas 16.7333°N -131°W	0.36	2 February 2008
Humedales de Montaña María Eugenia	Chiapas 16.7167°N -129°W	0.86	2 February 2012
Humedales de Yavaros-Moroncarit	Sonora 26.7275°N -109.5167°W	136.27	2 February 2010
Humedales del Delta del Río Colorado	Baja California, Sonora 31.8333°N -173°W	2,500	20 March 1996
Humedales del Lago de Pátzcuaro	Michoacán 19.5667°N -141°W	7.07	2 February 2005
Humedales El Mogote – Ensenada de La Paz	Baja California Sur 24.15°N -131°W	91.84	2 February 2008
Humedales La Libertad	Chiapas 17.65°N -134°W	54.32	2 February 2008
Isla San Pedro Mártir	Sonora 28.3833°N -131°W	301.65	2 February 2004
Isla Rasa	Baja California 28.8167°N -171°W	0.66	2 February 2006
Islas Marietas	Nayarit 20.7°N -139°W	13.57	2 February 2004
La Mancha y El Llano	Veracruz 19.6°N -119°W	14.14	2 February 2004
La Mintzita	Michoacán 19.6333°N -117°W	0.57	2 February 2009
La Tovara	Nayarit 21.5833°N -120°W	57.33	2 February 2008
Lago de Chapala	Jalisco, Michoacán 20.2333°N -106°W	1,146.59	2 February 2009
Lago de San Juan de los Ahorcados	Zacatecas 24.0167°N -120°W	10.99	2 February 2009
Lago de Texcoco	México 19.5°N -157°W	100.774	5 June 2022
Laguna Barra de Navidad	Jalisco 19.1833°N -144°W	7.94	2 February 2008
Laguna Chalacatepec	Jalisco 19.6667°N -118°W	10.93	2 February 2008
Laguna Costera El Caimán	Michoacán 17.9667°N -117°W	11.25	2 February 2005
Laguna de Atotonilco	Jalisco 20.3667°N -142°W	28.5	18 March 2006
Laguna de Babícora	Chihuahua 29.3333°N -157°W	260.45	2 February 2008
Laguna de Chichankanab	Quintana Roo 19.8667°N -134°W	19.99	2 February 2004
Laguna de Cuyutlán (vasos III y IV)	Colima 18.9692°N -104.1117°W	40.51	2 February 2011
Laguna Hanson, Parque Nacional Constitución de 1857	Baja California 32.0333°N -169°W	5.1	2 February 2010
Laguna de Hueyapan	Morelos 18.9°N -108°W	2.76	2 February 2010	Also known as El Texcal.
Laguna de Metztitlán	Hidalgo 20.6833°N -150°W	29.37	2 February 2004
Laguna de Santiaguillo	Durango 24.8375°N -104.8597°W	240.16	2 February 2012
Laguna de Sayula	Jalisco 20.0333°N -135°W	168	2 February 2004
Laguna de Tamiahua	Veracruz 20.9667°N -116°W	880	27 November 2005
Laguna de Tecocomulco	Hidalgo 19.8667°N -121°W	17.69	27 November 2003
Laguna de Yuriria	Guanajuato 20.25°N -109°W	150.20	2 February 2004
Laguna de Zacapu	Michoacán 19.8333°N -148°W	0.40	5 June 2005
Laguna de Zapotlán	Jalisco 19.75°N -132°W	14.96	5 June 2005
Laguna Huizache-Caimanero	Sinaloa 22.8333°N -160°W	482.83	2 February 2007
Laguna la Juanota	Sinaloa 26.4833°N -134°W	2.317	30 October 2013
Laguna Madre	Tamaulipas 24.7333°N -132°W	3,078.94	2 February 2004
Laguna Ojo de Liebre	Baja California Sur 27.75°N -119°W	366	2 February 2004
Laguna Playa Colorada – Santa María La Reforma	Sinaloa 25.0333°N -117°W	531.40	2 February 2004
Laguna San Ignacio	Baja California Sur 26.75°N -120°W	175	2 February 2004
Laguna Xola-Paramán	Jalisco 19.7333°N -121°W	7.75	2 February 2008
Lagunas de Chacahua	Oaxaca 16°N -137°W	174.24	2 February 2008
Lagunas de Santa María-Topolobampo-Ohuira	Sinaloa 25.6092°N -109.1064°W	225	2 February 2009
Manglares de Nichupté	Quintana Roo 21.0667°N -134°W	42.57	2 February 2008
Manglares y humedales de la Laguna de Sontecomapan	Veracruz 18.5333°N -97°W	89.21	2 February 2004
Manglares y humedales del Norte de Isla Cozumel	Quintana Roo 20.5833°N -134°W	327.86	2 February 2009
Manglares y humedales de Tuxpan	Veracruz 21°N -118°W	68.70	2 February 2006
Manantiales Geotermales de Julimes	Chihuahua 28.4°N -130°W	3.676	30 October 2013
Marismas Nacionales	Sinaloa, Nayarit 22.1333°N -137°W	2,000	22 June 1995
Oasis de la Sierra El Pilar	Baja California Sur 24.7333°N -165°W	1,808.03	2 February 2008
Oasis Sierra de La Giganta	Baja California Sur 25.85°N -134°W	411.81	2 February 2008
Otoch Ma'ax Yetel Kooh	Yucatán 20.6333°N -124°W	53.67	2 February 2008
Parque Estatal Cañón de Fernández	Durango 25.35°N -147°W	170.02	2 February 2008
Parque Estatal Lagunas de Yalahau	Yucatán 20.6333°N -102°W	56.83	2 February 2007
Parque Nacional Arrecife Alacranes	Yucatán 22.4667°N -130°W	3,341.13	2 February 2008
Parque Nacional Arrecife de Cozumel	Quintana Roo 20.2667°N -89°W	119.87	2 February 2005
Parque Nacional Arrecife de Puerto Morelos	Quintana Roo 20.9167°N -136°W	90.66	2 February 2004
Parque Nacional Arrecifes de Xcalak	Quintana Roo 18.3333°N -135°W	179.49	27 November 2003
Parque Nacional Bahía de Loreto	Baja California Sur 25.8167°N -119°W	2,065.81	2 February 2004
Parque Nacional Cabo Pulmo	Baja California Sur 23.45°N -134°W	71	2 February 2008
Parque Nacional Cañón del Sumidero	Chiapas 16.8667°N -100°W	217.89	2 February 2004
Parque Nacional Isla Contoy	Quintana Roo 21.4833°N -133°W	51.26	27 November 2003
Parque Nacional Isla Isabel	Nayarit 21.85°N -158°W	0.94	27 November 2003
Parque Nacional Lagunas de Montebello	Chiapas 16.1°N -134°W	60.22	27 November 2003
Parque Nacional Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano	Veracruz 19.1333°N -96°W	522.38	2 February 2004
Playa Barra de la Cruz	Oaxaca 15.8333°N -151°W	0.18	2 February 2008
Playa de Colola	Michoacan 18.3°N -129°W	2.87	2 February 2008
Playa de Maruata	Michoacán 18.2667°N -124°W	0.80	2 February 2008
Playa Tortuguera Cahuitán	Oaxaca 16.2833°N -127°W	0.65	2 February 2004
Playa Tortuguera Chenkán	Campeche 19.1°N -91°W	1.21	2 February 2004
Playa Tortuguera El Verde Camacho	Sinaloa 23.4°N -138°W	64.54	2 February 2004
Playa Tortuguera Rancho Nuevo	Tamaulipas 23.2333°N -143°W	0.30	27 November 2003
Playa Tortuguera Tierra Colorada	Guerrero 16.4167°N -136°W	0.54	27 November 2003
Playa Tortuguera X'cacel-X'cacelito	Quintana Roo 20.3333°N -108°W	3.62	2 February 2004
Playón Mexiquillo	Michoacán 18.1167°N -154°W	0.67	2 February 2004
Presa de Atlangatepec	Tlaxcala 19.5608°N -98.1803°W	12	2 February 2009
Presa Jalpan	Querétaro 21.2°N -127°W	0.68	2 February 2004
Presa La Vega	Jalisco 20.6331°N -103.8472°W	19.50	2 February 2010
Presa Manuel Ávila Camacho	Puebla 18.9167°N -98.1828°W	236.12	2 February 2012	Also known as Presa Valsequillo.
Reserva de la Biosfera Archipiélago de Revillagigedo	Colima 18.8333°N -159°W	6,366.85	2 February 2004
Reserva de la Biosfera Banco Chinchorro	Quintana Roo 18.5833°N -107°W	1,443.60	2 February 2004
Reserva de la Biosfera Chamela-Cuixmala	Jalisco 19.4833°N -163°W	131.42	2 February 2004
Reserva de la Biosfera La Encrucijada	Chiapas 15.1833°N -145°W	1,448.68	20 March 1996
Reserva de la Biosfera Los Petenes	Campeche 20.1833°N -122°W	2,828.57	2 February 2004
Reserva de la Biosfera Pantanos de Centla	Tabasco 18.3°N -119°W	3,027.06	22 June 1995
Reserva de la Biosfera Ría Celestún	Yucatán 20.75°N -112°W	814.82	2 February 2004
Reserva Estatal Ciénagas y Manglares de la Costa Norte de Yucatán	Yucatán 21.2333°N -127°W	547.767	2 February 2022
Reserva Estatal El Palmar	Yucatán 21.05°N -102°W	501.77	27 November 2003
Río Sabinas	Coahuila de Zaragoza 27.8833°N -110°W	6,031.23	2 February 2008
Río San Pedro-Meoqui	Chihuahua 28.2833°N -105.4444°W	3.74	2 February 2012
Santuario Playa Boca de Apiza-El Cupadero-El Tecuanillo	Colima 18.75°N -152°W	0.40	2 February 2008
Sian Ka'an	Quintana Roo 19.5°N -124°W	6,521.93	27 November 2003
Sistema de Humedales Remanentes del Delta del Río Colorado	Baja California, Sonora 32.3167°N -131°W	1,276.14	2 February 2008
Sistema de Lagunas Interdunarias de la Ciudad de Veracruz	Veracruz 19.1667°N -106°W	1.41	2 February 2005
Sistema de Represas y Corredores biológicos de la Cuenca Hidrográfica del Río Necaxa	Hidalgo, Puebla 20.1667°N -102°W	15.41	2 February 2008
Sistema Estuarino Boca del Cielo	Chiapas 15.8°N -128°W	89.31	2 February 2008
Sistema Estuarino Puerto Arista	Chiapas 16°N -146°W	621.38	2 February 2008
Sistema Lacustre Ejidos de Xochimilco y San Gregorio Atlapulco	Distrito Federal 19.2833°N -103°W	26.57	2 February 2004
Sistema Lagunar Agiabampo – Bacorehuis – Río Fuerte Antiguo	Sonora 26.1667°N -123°W	908.04	2 February 2008
Sistema Lagunar Alvarado	Veracruz 18.65°N -146°W	2,670.10	2 February 2004
Sistema Lagunar Ceuta	Sinaloa 24.0333°N -111°W	14.97	2 February 2008
Sistema Lagunar Estuarino Agua Dulce – El Ermitaño	Jalisco 20°N -135°W	12.81	2 February 2008
Sistema Lagunar San Ignacio – Navachiste – Macapule	Sinaloa 25.4333°N -157°W	798.73	2 February 2008
Sistema Ripario de la Cuenca y Estero de San José del Cabo	Baja California Sur 23.05°N -150°W	1242.19	2 February 2008
Zona Sujeta a Conservación Ecológica Cabildo-Amatal	Chiapas 14.7667°N -120°W	28.32	2 February 2008
Zona Sujeta a Conservación Ecológica El Gancho-Murillo	Chiapas 14.6167°N -110°W	46.43	2 February 2008
Zona Sujeta a Conservación Ecológica Sistema Lagunar Catazajá	Chiapas 17.65°N -134°W	410.59	2 February 2008

See also

• Ramsar Convention
• List of Ramsar sites worldwide

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ramsar List. Ramsar.org. 11 April 2013.
2. Web site: The Annotated Ramsar List: Mexico . Ramsar.org . 11 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130409114712/http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-documents-list-anno-mexico/main/ramsar/1-31-218%5E16517_4000_0__ . 9 April 2013.