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Nicaragua
Capital: Managua
- Lake Nicaragua covers about 8,264 km² and is the largest lake in Central America, with bull sharks among its freshwater visitors.
- Ometepe island in Lake Nicaragua is shaped by two volcanoes: Concepción at 1,610 metres and Maderas at 1,394 metres.
- More than 1,600 petroglyph panels have been recorded on the Maderas side of Ometepe island.
- Masaya Volcano became Nicaragua's first national park in 1979, and visitors can look into its crater from lookouts.