Nicaragua
Isla Ometepe Nicaragua, Your Fantasy Island!
Summary: The volcanic Isla Ometepe lies in the middle of Lake Nicaragua, the 10th largest freshwater lake in the world. It takes one hour by ferry to reach Isla Ometepe. In 2010 the island was declared a UNESCO Biosphere Preserve and within has varied terrain and microclimates.
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About the Author
Dean LaCoursiere has lived in or visited 12 Latin Countries. Fluent in Spanish and familiar with the cultures he is constantly seeking out places less or undiscovered with expats in mind. Finding low-budget retirement locations is his mission. [email protected].
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Comments
guestGood article, I spent 4 months in Nicaragua and also visited Ometepe, and I loved it. There's one thing that bothers me though, and that is water contamination in Lake Nicaragua. The country doesn't seem to invest any money in water treatment plants. The water quality around Ometepe is much better than in Granada for example because of the lower population. In Granada the water is completely contaminated, and it actually smells bad by the lake. The lack of water treatment plants seem to be a problem in most of Latin America though.
WanderlustBeen there too and I couldn't agree more. It was a breaking point for me in deciding to whether to purchase in Granada. It is astounding to me that a city 500 years old has failed to address sewage treatment. . Also the beach front of Lake Nicaragua at Granada was so littered and filthy it was actually disgusting. This should be the crown jewel of this lovely city and what I encountered was a minimal awareness at best and a substantial lack of concern. We here in USA turned around similar problems (Lake Erie for example) so there is evidence with proper education and political will it can be done. However, those two components seem to be lacking at the moment in NIca.
guestI agree with these comments about the sanitation in the third world. Garbage and littler are always a problem as well. People will lower a window in buses to throw out a plastic bag after eating some junk food. I didn't realize it was so bad near Granada. and now that you mentioned it I wondered why there was not much development by the lake there. In Guatemala the health of beautiful Lake Atitlan is being threatened as well. I wish I knew the answer except to not live in large cities in the third world.
guestI agree about the lake. It is dead. It stinks, it is basically a sewer. So where does the city get its water from? Guess. It has been this way for as long as the city has been there.
guestI would like to say that Lake Nicaragua is very much alive and Granada suffers from being downwind and accumulates all the rubbish, not to be confused with Lake Managua which is very polluted and also cut off so suffers from stagnation.
