A stiff wind shoves the battered little ferry, radio blaring from the open-windowed pilothouse, as it chugs across Lake Nicaragua toward the island of Ometepe. Locals doze on the sun-pounded deck as ...

BALGUE, Ometepe Island – On the northeast face of Maderas Volcano, several long and bumpy kilometers after the brick road ends, a community of foreigners and nationals dedicated to sustainable ...

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As Nicaragua quickly becomes a favored tourist destination for many travelers, the time to visit is now. In the heart of the country lies Central America's largest lake called Lake Nicaragua, ...

Picking out the visitors who have labored their way to the top of one of the two volcanoes on this tiny island in Lake Nicaragua is not difficult. Just look for the people relaxing as aggressively as ...

In its focal point where the ferry boats come after a sweaty, slow and chugging trip from Rivas and then San Jorge, there’s quite a large crowd of tourists who come here: either escaping their busy ...

Ometepe Island in Nicaragua is a breathtaking destination - two volcanoes rising from Lake Nicaragua, lush forests, and ancient petroglyphs. But beneath the beauty lies a complex reality. In this ...

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND – Since Bainbridge’s Kim and Ela Esterberg retired, they’ve typically spent a couple months each year on Ometepe Island in Nicaragua, enjoying their house and the friendships they’ve ...

OMETEPE ISLAND, Nicaragua — An island of dusty dirt roads, small brick houses and wandering livestock wouldn’t seem to have much in common with one of the Puget Sound area’s most affluent communities.