Hiking up the volcanoes of Ometepe
by hanula
In the Island of Ometepe there are two volcanoes: Concepción and Maderas. We climbed up the Volcan Maderas admiring the beautiful cloud forest and then down to Laguna de Maderas, where we swam. This trip took us about 6 hours and at the end we were very tired and muddy and could not take it any more... My calves were aching for 5 days after the climb. Climbing up to Concepción takes more time (about 8h) and tears but it must be fantastic. It is recommendable to go and climb up the volcanoes during the dry season when it is not so muddy.
Rubber boots, long trousers, swimming suit, water and light snack + lots of humour for the muddy path.