Lake Nicaragua: a Volcanic Tropical Paradise
Dreaming of that vast “sweet sea”
I’ll admit it upfront: I’ve never been to Central America. But when I go, Lake Nicaragua will be at the top of my list.
I have jungle fever.
Home of the famous colonial city of Granada, Lake Nicaragua clocks in at 110 miles long and 36 miles wide — the largest lake in Central America.
It’s hard to comprehend a lake so much bigger than the massive 33-mile long Flathead Lake near my home in western Montana.
Right now in the middle of November, it’s 84 degrees Fahrenheit in Granada (29 Celsius).
I imagine that warm tropical air wrapping around me like a damp blanket, covering me in sweat and heat.
I imagine walking in the clouds in the cloud forest on Mombacha Volcano, which forms an island in Lake Nicaragua. The mist massages my skin, comforting me like a dream.
Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve been terrified of volcanoes. I lived in southeast Idaho, where recent lava flows (only two thousand years ago!) cracked through the earth’s crust.
