I went to Isla de Ometepe last weekend. Ometepe is an island formed by two volcanoes in the middle of a large fresh water lake, Lake Nicaragua. The island is very beautiful, it is inexpensive (there are no taxes), and the streets are calmer than the busy streets of other Nicaraguan towns and cities. I stayed at Hospedaje Central a hostel in the town Moyogalpa, where one of the ferries are located. The hostel was about $3.50 U.S. dollars and had a restaurant, bar, plenty of hammocks to rest in, and a friendly pet deer that loves to lick people. The hostel organized a hike up Concepción the larger Volcano at over 1,600 meters. Paying for a guide is important because I guess there has been a few deaths. The cost was $12 U.S. dollars each.
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