Volcanoes
of
Nicaragua
Momotombo Volcano
Western Nicaragua is lined with active volcanoes, and their frequent eruptions have produced soil that is among the most fertile in Central America. The country is also subject to very severe earthquakes. Its landscape ranges from tropical rain forest and marshes to forested mountain slopes.
volcanic activity near the volcano
mud pots
hot springs
more bubbling mud
Masaya Volcano
ascending the volcano
the crater
hot spot
looking into the crater
another view
cross at the top of the volcano
view from the volcano
the volcanic countryside of the park
Lake Nicaragua
birds along the shorere
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