Today we ventured off to Ometepe Island. This Island was formed between two volcanoes in the middle of Lake Nicaragua. Interestingly enough the two volcanic locations also serve as hubs for different cultures. Both the Incas AND the Aztecs came to reside on the island, each taking up camp at one of the volcanoes. It turns out that the Nicaraguan dialect of Spanish actually use words from both the Inca's and the Aztec's language, and so is not pure Spanish.
We went on a brief hike near one of the villages in the Tropical-dry forest. Unfortunately there was not much fauna to be seen in the area, however we caught glimpses of a few things, such as a common road guarder snake, some bats asleep on a tree trunk, and a couple different birds.
After the hike we rode a ways on the bus and then walked a short distance to see an Inca petroglyph that was etched in Volcanic stone. Our tour guide mentioned the fact that the glyph was definitely Inca in nature because of the fact that the Aztecs made ceramics instead of carving into stone. The guide's explanation of the glyph was a little muddled and hard to follow, but it was still very interesting to witness and ponder the civilization that produced this etching.
The last activity that we participated in was visiting a spring near one of the mountains. This spring was very clear and was not naturally heated, as was the last springs that I described a couple postings back. This spring also seemed to be a local "pool" of sorts. It seemed to be public.
Linked below are the photos so far of my time spent in Nicaragua. I hope you enjoy them!
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150509344552550.388065.584287549&type=1&l=a8c783f26fBelow is a sort of Good-Bye to Costa Rica, Created by Frank Simms who was our tour guide there!
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