Conejo Island

Conejo Island, in Spanish Isla Conejo, meaning "rabbit island", is a tiny island off the coast of El Salvador in the Gulf of Fonseca.

History

In 1992, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on the delimitation of bolsones (disputed areas) along the El Salvador–Honduras boundary, but despite OAS intervention and a further ICJ ruling in 2003, full demarcation of the border remains stalled; the 1992 ICJ ruling advised a tripartite resolution to a maritime boundary in the Gulf of Fonseca advocating Honduran access to the Pacific; El Salvador and Honduras both claim tiny Conejo Island, not identified in the ICJ decision.

The small island is considered by the Lenca natives from eastern El Salvador as theirs. In their folklore, the Lenca people say that the first people were made with the aid of six animals, including the rabbit. The islands in the gulf still bear the name of some totemic animals of the Lencas of Managuara.^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. ^ CIA - The World Factbook - El Salvador
2. ^ Chevez, L. A. (2007) Unbreakable Spirit. Copernicus Publishing
3. ^ Gomez, E. (2003) Reconocimiento Arqueologico del Golfo de Fonseca. CONCULTURA, UCLA, Berkeley

• WorldStatesman- El Salvador & Honduras
• Land, Island and Maritime Frontier Dispute (El Salvador/Honduras: Nicaragua intervening), International Court of Justice case registry
• Application for Revision of the Judgment of 11 September 1992 in the Case concerning the Land, Island and Maritime Frontier Dispute (El Salvador/Honduras: Nicaragua intervening) (El Salvador v. Honduras), International Court of Justice case registry

Coordinates: 13°20′52″N 87°44′34″W / 13.34778°N 87.74278°W / 13.34778; -87.74278