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Experience the world’s most unique

Ometepe’s two towering volcanoes: the rugged, active “Volcan Concepcion” and the misty, cloudforestwrapped “Volcan Maderas”. The volcano lodge’s beachfront location is ideal for swimming in Lake Nicaragua’s warm waters, hiking inside nature reserves, mountain biking, horseback riding and volcano climbing. Perhaps best of all is the authentic rural ambience of San Juan de la Isla, which is set inside the Finca San Juan, a tropical fruit tree plantation

surrounded

precious

lake island from an unrivaled vantage

hardwood trees and rare wildlife. The

point - San Juan de la Isla - Nicaragua’s

understated,

century-old

spanish

most comfortable and authentic island

colonial hacienda house has been

lodge.

faithfully restored. Lodging is exclusive, limited to ten colonial rooms, three

With a lakefront location on Sto. Domingo Beach,

independent bungalows and five log cabins, set

San Juan de la Isla provides stunning vistas of

along the beach under swaying coconut palms.

Lodge

“We had a beachfront log cabin. We woke up to beautiful sunrises, watched monkeys on the trees overhead. This is a great place to stay.”

PJPHughes California, USA

Comfort, privacy, rural luxury, great lake and

The lodge grounds reflect the tranquility of

volcano views, authentic nicaraguan hacienda

Latin America’s second largest lake. Void of

style, a long sandy beach and warm water all

the pretension or kitsch so recurrent in Central

invite the visitor to make San Juan de la Isla the

American island lodging, the San Juan de la

first choice for a beachfront lodge on Ometepe

Isla Lodge is an ideal base for visitors who

Island. With more than 160 acres of lush green

wish to feel at one with the island’s nature and

fields, forest, streams and fruit trees.

culture.

The open floor plans and natural surroundings

warm and guest-oriented staff

allow guests to rest in a quiet ambience, with

make the stay pleasant and

splendid lake views.

unforgettable.

Cozy, well-lit interiors are decorated by nicaraguan

Ideal destination to enjoy

handmade, wozoden furniture, antiques, sculp-

a family vacation or an

tures, pre-columbian pieces, paintings and hand-

escapade

crafts. The facilities offer great comfort, and the

with friends.

Everything we had was freshly prepared and tasty. The churrasco dinner was the best steak we had in Nicaragua!

The Restaurant

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Healthy meals are served on the open-air corri-

Ranging from tasty soups and healthy salads

dors of the old Casa Hacienda and on the terrac-

to fresh fish, light pastas, grilled steak and

es located just a few meters from the lake shore.

chicken, the dishes offer the best combination

The menu, mainly consisting of local dishes,

of traditional cooking and fine quality ingredi-

highlights fresh, seasonal produce, that ensures

ents, managing to amaze the dinersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; palates.

excellent quality food and a variety of natural bev-

Completing the menu are original, fruit-based

erages.

homemade desserts.

“Jicaro” Bar With a sense of freedom evoked by the breeze

The bar offers a great variety of cocktails,

from the lake and the rhythmic music of the

national and international liquors. Some of

waves, you can enjoy a fun, varied

the most popular are those made with the

atmosphere amidst the convergence

national rum, Flor de Caña, and tropical

of our guests. Its simple structure,

fruit mixtures, including the palate-

based on natural material and rustic

refreshing Macuá, Mojito, Piña

feel, harmonizes with the environment.

Colada, and Caipirinha.

Ometepe Island

Ferry to city of Granada Ferry to San Carlos, San Juan River

Punta El Carrizal

San Diego

Punta Santa Juana

Laguna Ilgüe

America

Punta La Mona

SAN MARCOS Los Rodeos

Punta La Providencia

Lava

Los Hatillos

Chilaite La Providencia

Punta Cangrejal

SAN JOSE DEL NORTE

LA FLOR

Tierra Blanca

Puerto Moyogalpa The principle port on the island is Moyogalpa (whose name means “place of mosquitoes” in Náhuatl) receives aquatic traffic from San Jorge, Rivas on the mainland. Three old wooden commuter boats and three metal ferries arrive daily during the week.

La Mona

Punta Robles

Punta Helequeme

MAP KEY

Punta Tiapa San Ildef

Punta Papaturro

El Resbalon

Humedal Apante

Santa Rosa

Punta Lagarto

Sendero Floral

LA CONCEPCION Finca Maria Andrea

El Floral

Conce Volc

Finca Monte Fresco

MOYOGALPA

(1,610

Pekin

Ferrys to San Jorge

Paved roads Principle earthen roads

El Japon

Rural Natural Earth Roads

Nicaragua

Interior Secondary Roads

La Paloma

Boats to San Jorge

Rivers

San Pedro

Puesta del Sol beach Kayaking

Trails

Beaches

Horseback Riding Arqueological Areas

Cycling

Ports

Nicaragua’s second highest volcano. Concepcion (1,610 m high, 36½ km maximal diameter) is an active volcano and one of the most symmetrical cones in the world it is covered by 2,200 ha of protected forest. The 6-8 hour climb of Concepcion requires excellent physical condition as well as a local expert guide. One can expect high winds, lose rocks and spectacular views.

El Manantial

Punta Jesus Maria

ESQUIPULAS

Visitors Sites

SACRAMENTO La Muñeca

LOS ANGELES Finca Samaria

Finca La Florida

Punta Viva El Triguero

1 mile 1 kmt.

3 miles 5 kilometers

SAN JOSE D

Concepcion Volcano

Punta Jesus Maria

El Ceibo Museum

A sandy spit that offers spectacular views of the island, also known as Punta de la Paloma. This sandy peninsula best visited in the dry season was formed by the accumulation of ash and other fallout from the Concepcion Volcano. It is located 1.5 km from the main highway between Moyogalpa and San Jose del Sur.

The finest pre-Columbian Museum on the island and one of the best in Nicaragua. El Ceibo displays a very diverse and complete private collection and record of indigenous stone and ceramic works that spans 6 millenniums. Located 11 km from Moyogalpa the complex also has an extensive Nicaraguan currency museum.

SAN LAZARO

Sta Marta

Punta El Refugio

Ferrys to San Jorge

Puerto de Gracia

Punta Culco a fonso

Located on the northeastern part of Tagüizapa Concepcion, this is Ometepe’s principle village outside of Moyogalpa. There is basic lodging and dinning option, a community museum and San Silvestre church as well as the most interesting Punta El Morro pre-Columbian basalt statues in Lake Nicaragua. Calaisa The statues are located in the patio of the parish church which is also site to the island’s most Isla Grande authentic festival in honor of San Diego. El Chipote Punta Espina

ALTAGRACIA

PUL

Chirca

El Rincon

La Sabana

La Polonia

Altagracia

Ferry to San Carlos, San Juan River San Miguel

Los Gemelos El Quino Sintiope

URBAITE

Cabrera Ojo de Agua La Peña Inculta

Sendero Los Ramos La Union

0 msnm)

El Mogote

La Trinidad

DEL SUR

Mirador del Diablo

Llano Verde El Tesoro del Pirata

Punta Coyolmi Punta Piñuela Isla del Quiste

Boats to San Jorge

El Zopilote

Finca Magdalena

La Palmera

Madroñal Finca El Porvenir El Tistero

Santa Ana Punta Zaragoza

Potrerillos

Totoco Las Cuchillas Sendero Magdalena

Sendero El Porvenir

LA PALMA El Cairo

Maderas Volcano

La Argentina

Istian River

Punta La Fuente

La Fuente

(1,394 msnm)

An excellent place for bird watching site and best kayaking site on the island, this river that cuts into then isthmus that connects the islands’ two great volcanoes in accessible from Mérida. Punta Santa María

This deep green pond is located on a private ranch on the south coast of Ometepe is a place of legends and mystery. Home to numerous resident and migratory birds, boas and other reptiles, it is also home to one of the country’s most unique folkloric figures Chico Largo, a hotel and restaurant.

Punta El Corozal

EL COROZAL

Little Morgan’s ruz n Sa ta C

La Florida

Laguna de Maderas

MÉRIDA

Charco Verde Lagoon Chico Finca Charco Largo Venecia Verde

A sustainable coffee cooperative farm and backpacker lodge (constructed in 1888) is also a principle visit site for its numerous pre-Columbian petroglyphs and year-round access to the Maderas cloud forest nature reserve and summit trail.

Pulman

San Fernando

Tibiche

Las Guabas

BALGÜE

Punta El Delirio

ISTMO DEDEISTIÁN ISTMO ISTIÁN El Istián

Santa Teresa

Finca Magdalena

Corozal Viejo

SANTO DOMINGO BEACH

Los Ramos

Sinacampa

This lake front private fruit hacienda offers unique tropical nature, privacy, one of the sandiest beaches on the island, numerous adventure activities, great views, home cooked meals and the island’s finest hotel.

Located on the windward side of the isthmus that connects the two volcanoes, this is the island’s best beach with ample sand in the dry season and a reliable onshore wind most of the year. The beach offers numerous lodging options.

Punta Gorda

Finca Santo Domingo Villa Paraiso

LAS PILAS

Finca La Esperanza

Santo Domingo

A hiking and bird watching trail in the best preserved lowland forest on Ometepe. The Peña trail cuts through volcanic rock fields trapped in tropical dry forest and is home to some of the islands oldest trees and thousands of nesting parakeets and parrots like the endangered Yellow-napped Amazon Parrot, while howler and white-faced monkeys are also prevalent.

La Primavera Playa del Este

Buen Suceso

TILGÜE

epcion cano

La Peña Inculta Trail

Finca San Juan de la Isla

La Peñita

Sendero La Sabana

San Juan de la Isla

Hacienda Mérida

SAN PEDRO

Sendero San Ramon

Hotel La Omaja

Punta San Pedro

Maderas Volcano

Cascada San Ramon

Punta El Congo Isla de los Monos

San José del Sur

San Ramon

A simple port that receives the island’s biggest ferry, with two departures and arrivals per day from San Jorge. One of Concepcion’s south side principle villages.

The 2-3 hour hike from a private ranch to the cascade is a good way to view Maderas’ tropical dry forest nature and great lake views. The cascade hike can be done without a guide.

TICHANA

Biological Station

SAN RAMON El Guineo Punta San Ramon

La Tijereta Punta Los Angeles

A dormant volcano (1,394 m high, 24½ km maximal diameter) wrapped in thick forest and is home to the only cloud forest in Nicaragua’s Pacific Basin other than Volcán Mombacho. The 400 x 150 m cold, misty crater lake is a 4-7 hr hike to and is easiest reached by the trail from Finca Magdalena. Maderas has 4,100 ha of forest set aside as a nature reserve.

Activities For those who enjoy adventure and sports Ometepe offers two lovely volcanoes to climb, one active, and the other with a misty crater lake at its summit. They are the challenging: Maderas, known for its steep, muddy trails through dense forest and Concepción, famed for steep terrain that also includes loose footing and normally strong winds near the summit. “The experience of climbing two volcanoes is unique in the world, with a wonderful local guide, everything went perfectly”

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Mountain biking is made doubly pleasant

Other attractions are based on remain-

Ometepe has a magnificent human his-

by the numerous dirt tracks and the lake

ing low land forest, fresh water inlets

tory; its mysterious rock art, monumen-

water is warm and clean, great for swim-

and coastal wildlife.

tal indigenous sculptures and unique ceramics give visitors many options

ming, kayaking and windsurfing. Numerous beautiful birds, resident and

beyond adventure and nature. This rich

Ometepe Island has a vibrant nature that

migrant also populate the grounds

legacy can be seen in the archeologi-

can best be experienced on the slopes

and visit the thousands of century-old

cal remains on the island, and the many

of one of its two volcanoes, where hikers

Spanish Cedar trees, while the lake

unique oral histories and legends. The

can pass from tropical dry forest to cloud

waters that lap the beach are home to

culture of Ometepe is a step into the

forest and view numerous endangered

more than 45 species of fresh water

past with ox carts working in the fields.

species of flora and fauna.

fish.

We invite you to visit and experience this land of peace and tranquility.

Services RENTALS Drive a quad bike or a Polaris buggy around the island.

Both are ideal to

enjoy an all-day exploration at your own pace and make the most of your time available on the amazing Ometepe, with its luscious vegetation, and slow-paced way of living. After bicycles, these are the most common forms of transportation. “I was there for a friend´s wedding. I must say that the hotel did an amazing job, and the staff (outstanding) could not do enough!”

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HORSE BACK RIDING

WATER ACTIVITIES

BICYCLES

Our gentle horses will take you around

Kayaking: You can explore the coast

The recently repaved road between

the property, starting on the beach shore

while paddling over the water. If you have

Moyogalpa and Altagracia is ideal for

of the hotel through the thick forest and

a fishing rod, you can even do some

cyclists, and is the local populationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

banana plantation and all the way back

fishing from your kayak.

transportation of choice. Given the

passing a couple of creeks to re-enter the hotel. You will get in touch with nature and have the opportunity to be a part of the surroundings, from butterflies to

Jet ski:

Perfect to have fun going

around the little island in front of the hotel, made for adrenaline seekers.

monkeys to tropical flowers and century-

Boat: Rent our boat to do some fishing

old trees.

or to just cruise the majestic lake.

nicaraguan temperatures, cycling can be tough, but allows you to experience first hand the slow-paced everyday life. Make sure to carry plenty of water and sunscreen in your backpack.

Transportation Ometepe Island is well connected to the main land through daily buses, taxis and ferries (always running on Christmas, Easter week, New Year’s holidays) also flights from Managua international airport and Costa Rica. FLIGHTS DEPARTURE

We can assist you with all your transportation and shuttle needs: from booking a space for your vehicle on the ferry, or picking you up from the dock, to arranging private taxis to take you to other mainland destinations and keep your nicaraguan vacation running smoothly.

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