Central Americans Create Common Community
El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala signed an agreement Wednesday to create the tri-national border community of Rio Lempa, near the largest reserve of water in Central America.

Mayors of the three Central American countries in nearby municipalities said actions performed together will foster efficiency of the development programs scheduled for border zones.

Local radio reported Honduras representative to the meeting, Francisco Adelmo Valle, as pointing out these municipalities have similar problems and solutions are practically the same for all of them.

As local governments, we have seen this can bring us great benefits in the tourist and commercial sectors, said Salvadoran Mayor Julian Umana.

Guatemala was represented by Mayor Julio Lima who said one of the purposes is to protect forests in the zone.

In this area there are some highly biodiverse species, considered one of the most valuable in Central America by some specialists.

The founders expect to unite 45 bordering municipalities for development and protection.