This incredible Island, formed by two volcanoes, is located inside Lake Nicaragua. The Concepción volcano rises to 4,430 feet (1, 610 mts) above sea level and the Maderas volcano     3,833 feet (1, 394 mts). Moyogalpa the main city and port is 25 miles (43 km) south of Granada. You can reach Ometepe via the port of San Jorge in Rivas, near the border with Costa Rica, where you can take a scheduled ship for a 1-hour ride to the Island. A ferry service with capacity for cars as well as passengers is available. From the moment you arrive at Ometepe you realize that you are in a different world, unique in its kind. The presence of the Volcanoes is constant as life circles around these two colossuses of nature.

The Concepción is a dormant volcano and the Maderas is extinct and covered by a deep cloud forest and a lagoon on the top of the crater. The Island was a ceremonial place for ancient Indian culture; because of this many petroglyphs and stone idols are found in different archaeological sites and in the Altagracia town as well.

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