I. INTRODUCTION 

1. Pursuant to Article 15 of the Ley de Inversiones of El Salvador (“Investment Law”),1 Claimant Pac Rim Cayman LLC (“PRC”) on its own behalf and on behalf of its Enterprises, Pacific Rim El Salvador, S.A. de C.V. (“PRES”) and Dorado Exploraciones, S.A. de C.V. (“DOREX”) (collectively, the “Enterprises”), hereby respectfully submits its Reply on Merits and Quantum dated 11 April 2014 (“Reply”), in response to the Counter-Memorial on Merits dated 10 January 2014 (“Counter-Memorial”) presented by the Government of El Salvador (“Respondent,” “El Salvador,” or “GOES”). PRC, PRES, and DOREX are collectively referred to herein as “Claimant.” 

2. PRC’s former parent company, Pacific Rim Mining Corporation (“PRMC”), was a public company established under the laws of Canada. PRMC and its former subsidiaries, including Claimant, are collectively referred to herein as “Pac Rim,” the “Pac Rim Companies,” or simply the “Companies.”