Isla de Ometepe - the fantasy island in Nicaragua

Isla de Ometepe is definitely a good candidate for "eight wonder of the world". It is an absolutely fantastic island and one of my favourite places in Central and South America.

Ometepe is an island formed by two volcanos rising from lake Nicaragua in the Republic of Nicaragua. Its name derives from the Nahuatl words ome (two) and tepetl (mountain), meaning two mountains: two volcanic peaks (Conception and Maderas) rise from the hazy blue expanse of Cocibolca, 'the Sweet Sea' and form an hourglass of beaches and jungles.

Isla de Ometepe has an area of 276 km². It is 31 km long and 5 to 10 km wide. The island has a population of 42,000, and an economy based on tourism, livestock and agriculture.

It has a hiding a wealth of archaeological treasures and a very romantic countryside. Thomas and I spent some of the most romantic time of our travels there.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• nicaragua
• central america
• Isla de Ometepe
• island
• volcano
• lake Nicaragua
• Republic of Nicaragua
• Nahuatl
• tepetl (mountain)
• Conception
• maderas
• cocibolca
• 'the Sweet Sea'
• tourism
• hiking

[BrokenChinglish]

for an island inside a lake is pretty big chunk of land. i hear it produces its own micro climate

[CrankUpTheAmps]

Such a gorgeous place!

[donaldflores96]

Thank you for visiting my country People like you guys are always welcome!!!!

[htxsouth713]

hey thats where im going to go this summer!! :D

[SuperDigitalart]

espero que visita a mi pais lo hayas disfrutado al maximo. saludos

te escribo español porque hablo ingles

[toddfuckingaudas]

I live about 50 miles from an active volcano, Mt. St. Helens in Washington state to be exact. I went on a field trip there when I was in the 9th grade.

It's often a video game cliche that the protagonist can actually go inside a volcano. lol