Ometepe

Isla de Ometepe is jewel that measures 276 square kilometers and is located in Lake Nicaragua. It is the largest island in a fresh water lake which can be found in Latin America.


It’s name comes from the Náhuatl words ‘ome’ which means two and ‘tepelt’ which means mountain or hill. Ometepe has been a refuge and therefore the land of many tribes that settled here, leaving their own land behind and eventually developed  the Island.