Mt Concepcion Nicaragua

The lake is also known as lake cocibolca the cha cha line name i prefer.

Mt concepcion nicaragua. You can get a good view of part of the lake and some of the hundreds of islets from mombacho volcano near granada. Hiking nicaragua s volcano concepcion. The ups and downs the exhaustion the danger and the euphoria that goes along with each journey. Also known as ometepe it rises to 5 282 ft 1 610 m and comprises the northern half of the island.

Concepción is an active stratovolcano that forms the northwest part of the isla de ometepe. This blog follows my travel photography and the experiences i capture with and without my camera. Volcan conception ometepe island lake nicaragua nicaragua located on omotepe island in lake nicaragua central america volcán concepción is an active stratovolcano and at times a violent volcano. Concepción is 1 610 m 5 280 ft tall and rests on a 1 km 3 300ft thick base of quaternary lacustrine mudstones.

Its conical shape makes it the most symmetrical volcano in latin america. Concepción volcano is a steep symmetrical stratovolcano with a perfect shape and one of the most active volcanoes of nicaragua. A brave outrageous stupid and extremely adventurous endeavour. The island lies in the 8000 square kilometre lake nicaragua.

Located in the masaya department of nicaragua la concepción is not your average tourist destination. Since increased volcanic activity began in 1883 volcán concepción stands as one of the most active volcanoes in central america with explosions occurring in 1921 1944 and 1957. Concepción volcano one of two volcanic cones the other is madera forming ometepe island in lake nicaragua southwestern nicaragua. With 5 180 feet of prominence concepción towers above the surrounding lake nicaragua.

La concepcion travel destinations la concepción is both a municipality town and volcano but it is the volcano which is perhaps the best known of these. It is considered a pristine volcano because there has been no influence of other volcanoes on its growth. Concepción is one of the country s most active volcanoes and has frequent eruptions. Beyond adventure photography and blog is about more than just the adventure of traveling.

Volcán masaya is a caldera located in masaya nicaragua 20 km south of the capital managua it is nicaragua s first and largest national park and one of 78 protected areas of nicaragua the complex volcano is composed of a nested set of calderas and craters the largest of which is las sierras shield volcano and caldera within this caldera lies a sub vent which is masaya. During the past 100 years it has been in a near constant state of small to medium ash explosions at irregular intervals.