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December 12, 2009 - 25K, 50K 100K and Relay Foot Races on Isla de Ometepe
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Casa Silas offers you a very comfortable Queen size bed and ensuite bathroom with hot shower. Our rooms are equipped with air-conditioning and ceiling fans, and also feature skylights for a gentle wake up call from the Nicaraguan sunrise and the parrots outside your window.
The rooms look out upon the courtyard garden and swimming pool. Your most difficult decision at Casa Silas will be whether to have a morning dip in the pool before or after coffee. In addition to coffee we also offer a selection of fresh, local fruits, jams, pastries and heartier breakfast fare to start your morning of exploring. We also offer nightly turn down service, mini bar, complimentary high speed internet, and VoIP free telephone calls to the US, Canada and Mexico. Laundry service is available.
Full concierge services are also available, including airport shuttle, car rentals, or Spanish lessons. Of course, we would be happy to help you arrange a walking tour of the city, a boat cruise of Las Isletas or if you prefer to explore on your own, we can arrange for a driver to take you to Volcano Mombacho or Volcano Masaya. There are also the artisan markets of Masaya or the pottery cooperatives of San Juan de Oriente. You won't want to go home empty-handed. We'll see you soon.
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“corre como loco, cambia tu mundo” 25K, 50K, 100K & RELAY FOOT RACES
Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua, December 12, 2009
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Know Nicaragua | Isla de Ometepe
Did you know Lake Nicaragua is home to a dual volcano island (Isla de Ometepe), which is the largest lake island in the world. It's a fact... http://casasilasbb.posterous.com/
The island first became inhabited in the Dinarte phase (ca 2000-500 BC), although evidence is sketchy. The first known inhabitants were Nahua Indians from Mexico. In their footsteps came the Niquirano Indians, who established an important settlement on the island. Their ceramics and monuments still amaze.
Traces of this past can still be found in petroglyphs and stone idols on the northern slopes of Maderas volcano. The oldest date from 300 BC.
After the Spaniards had conquered the Central American region in the 16th century, pirates began prowling Lake Nicaragua. They came in from the Caribbean Sea via the San Juan River. The inhabitants of Ometepe were hard hit. The pirates robbed them of their women, animals, possessions and harvest. They also erected settlements on the shore, making it their refuge. This made the local population, seeking shelter, move to higher grounds on the volcanoes.
Ometepe was finally annexed, through settlement, by the Spanish conquistadors at the end of the 16th century. ButFrench, English (such as Francis Drake) and Dutch pirates still endangered the island until the late 17th century.
The most important villages on the island are Altagracia (pop. 4081), on the eastern side, and Moyogalpa (pop. 2905), with its harbor on the northwestern side of the island. These two villages are the centers of the two municipalities, between the island is divided. Many traditions are kept alive. They celebrate more religious and folk festivals than anywhere in Nicaragua.
Today, Ometepe is developing tourism and ecotourism, with the archaeological past and the bounty of its nature sanctuary, the exotic vegetation, animal and bird life as drawcards.
In 2005, an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale occurred as a result of increasing pressure within the active Concepción volcano. Cracks appeared in the roads on Ometepe and advice to leave the island was issued. This was the first minor eruption since 1999.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ometepe
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Guest Photos From Nicaragua :: 18 | 08 | 2009 PT II
Santiago Crater at Volcano Masaya National Park :: Laguna de Apoyo :: Hiking Volcano Mombacho :: Ferry y Bus to Isla Ometepe :: Volcano Concepción :: Little Corn Island ( Atlantic Nicaragua )
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