Nicaragua is intriguing and beautiful, in case you didn’t get that yet.
There are two volcanoes near Granada (where we are living) that are pretty accessible and Matt and I took advantage of staying near volcanoes to go to the top of them.
Volcan Masaya is active:
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Volcan Mombacho is inactive, and is therefore home to many varieties of wildlife. Can you see the sleeping frog under the leaf?
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Frog eggs that will soon fall into the water as tadpoles:
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A sleeping salamander:
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The crater:
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These next pictures are especially for Cyndi Gonzales. Volcan Mombacho is known for its wild orchids:
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This is the littlest orchid there is:
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i love the orchids. thank you for the fantastic pics.
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