Concepción Volcano & Maderas Volcano Natural Reserve
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are a pair of nothing short of spectacular volcanoes: the near-perfect-cone
Concepción, the taller one, and Maderas, the dormant one. These volcanoes
are very tough to climb, even for experts, but once at the top, it's all
worth it. The twin volcanoes are sitting on a very unusual ( it's made by
2 volcanic peaks) island called (Rivas), which is the largest freshwater
island on the planet. Ometepe is located on the mid-western area of Lake,
which is yet another wonder Nicaragua possesses.| EXTRA: satellite image of Ometepe RELATED: Ometepe, Cocibolca, Rivas |
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Concepción possesses almost a perfect cone. In fact, it makes very
good competition to Momotombo as the one with the most perfect cone not
only in the country, but in the world. Due to this, climbing and hiking
this volcano can be very, very stressful and difficult, unlike climbing
Maderas, which is not easy, but certainly not as tough as its brother.)
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Maderas Volcano is actually a Natural Reserve. It's covered with dense a
vegetation and coffee plantations. It's a perfect site to practice eco-tourism
as well as adventure, not to mention hiking and climbing. All kinds of flora
and fauna are found while climbing the volcano. And at the top, there's
a beautiful little lake.Unfortunately, I have not yet visited Ometepe. But I will soon and then I'll have a complete site on this unique island and the pair of volcanoes. Pretty soon. And when i do this, I'll move this page to the Protected Areas Section.
