Momotombo
Good to know
- Best time to go
- December to April for stable weather on the exposed cone
- Accessibility
- not-accessible
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
A strikingly symmetrical stratovolcano rising straight from the shore of Lake Managua, long a national symbol featured in poems and on stamps. Its 1610 eruption forced the relocation of the original city of León, whose ruins sit at its foot. Strenuous guided climbs tackle the loose upper slopes for huge lake views.
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