Ometepe, Nicaragua

Travel Blogs from Ometepe (236)

Rainy season is go, go, GO, Ometepe Island, Nicaragua travel blog
Rainy season is go, go, GO
Oct 4, 2008

... were very happy with the result. When the volcano erupted, it threw huge rocks out of its core and these landed in Lago de Nicaragua a few kilometres away. They now make up Las Isletas, a group of 350ish little islands on the lake. Next day we went to ...

A travel blog entry by hanscottclaire
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Figure-8 Island, Isla Ometepe, Nicaragua travel blog
Figure-8 Island
Mar 2, 2006

... and head to Isla Ometepe. Isla Ometepe is an island formed by 2 conjoined volcanoes (hence the figure eight shape) in Lago de Nicaragua (also known as Cocibolca). The lake is really really big, and despite what you would guess from looking on a map, it ...

A travel blog entry by andrewandjacque
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Pipe Bombs, Bull Sharks and Nicatamales, Ometepe, Nicaragua travel blog
Pipe Bombs, Bull Sharks and Nicatamales
Apr 28, 2005

... craft town of Masaya. After Tasha recovered from a bout of Gallo Pinto poisoning we eventually moved on to Isla de Ometepe in Lago Nicaragua. This was definately our favourite place in Nicaragua. The lake is the largest in Central America, and home to ...

A travel blog entry by dospollos
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Back north again, first stop Nica..., Ometepe Island, Nicaragua travel blog
Back north again, first stop Nica...
May 28, 2003

... , climb the volcano (Concepcion that is), kayak to Monkey island, cycle around the half island, visit the local school... Nicaragua really became a little bit my favorite destination during my travel and I really plan to come back here sooner or later.( ...

A travel blog entry by jotraveller
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Forum Discussions on Ometepe (5)

Well, it looks like it's Nicaragua - best website?
Posted on Feb 5, 2009, 20:41:48
... volcano boarding in Leon, 3000 year old footprints in managua, easy surfing all along the pacific coast, old rock petroglyphs on isla ometepe, gorgeous boat ride down the Rio San Juan if you're quick you'll see crocodiles resting on the banks and ...
Panama on a budget
Posted on Oct 13, 2009, 07:35:34
... Isla Delfines (Panama) 2) Isla Coiba (Panama) 3) Puerto Viejo de Talamanca (Costa Rica) 4) Manuel Antonio (Costa Rica) 5) Isla Ometepe (Nicaragua) 6) San Juan del Sur (Nicaragua) 7) Monetuzma (Costa Rica) 8) Bocas del Toro (Panama) 9) Panama City (Panama) ...
Nicaraguan/Costa Rican border crossing at the Caribbean
Posted on Jul 15, 2008, 07:47:44
I'd like to visit Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua, then proceed to San Carlos by boat, then take a boat to the Caribbean Sea (via San Juan river), and finally continue my trip southwards all the way to Bocas del Toro, Panama. The only problem seems ...
Best Hostels
Posted on Nov 30, 2006, 14:54:17
... and good Mojitos. If you stay here go volcano boarding with the Aussie owner, it was great fun! Hacienda Merida - Merida, Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua OK I never got to stay here over night as my mate got some stupid fever but the 2 hours I saw of the ...