Lago Nicaragua is the largest lake in Central America. Bull sharks and sawfish live there, making it the only freshwater body in the world where sharks live (although they've been hunted nearly to extinction). Because the lake is accessible to the Atlantic via Rio San Juan and separated from the Pacific only by a small isthmus what is now the Panama Canal almost went through Nicaragua.
The island consists of two conjoined volcanoes, Concepcion and Maderas. We stayed at a hostel at the foot of Maderas and did a dayhike to a waterfall near the town of San Ramon. The hike was much tougher than we expected but it was worth it.
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