In Lake Nicaragua, Central America's largest, the island of Ometepe lives in the perpetual shadow of two twin volcanoes. As an idyllic strip of life in dramatic surroundings, the small isle is a ...

or "the sweet sea," Lake Nicaragua is the largest lake in Central America—about 100 mi/60 km long and 50 mi/30 km wide—and the 21th largest freshwater lake in the ...

And that doesn’t include Lake Nicaragua, a beloved 3,191-square-mile inland reservoir that provides most Nicaraguans with drinking water. The canal cuts through the lake, and critics say ship ...

However, the high mountainous terrain running through Central America acts as a wall ... lying gap in the mountain range and the large Lake Nicaragua allow these Papagayo winds to funnel through.