The Site consists of an endorheic lagoon located in the Sierra Madre Occidental range at almost 2,700 metres above sea level, making it the water body with the highest altitude in the State of Chihuahua. This lagoon is an important habitat for the Mexican duck (Anas platyrhynchos diazi), a species which is endemic to Mexico and has a declining population. The wetland provides fundamental ecological services such as regulating the water cycle, supporting a wide range of animal species, providing protection against storms and floods, controlling erosion, retaining nutrients and sediments, filtering pollutants, and stabilizing local climatic conditions, particularly precipitation and temperature. It also provides cultural services such as recreation and tourism. It is vital to the economy of the neighbouring communities, including the Rarámuri Indigenous people, as it stores and retains water for people and livestock, and provides food for people through subsistence fishing. Since the only water supply comes from rainfall, the main threat is prolonged drought, in addition to overgrazing in the surrounding area. A restoration plan is in place to address the threats of fires and waste disposal.