Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Most Unique Islands in The World part 1
Ometepe: World’s Oldest island formed from the Volcano*
Ometepe is one of the oldest island in the world. Formed from two
volcanoes
sticking out of the lake of Nicaragua in the Republic of Nicaragua.
Its name
comes from the Nahuatl word ome (two) and tepetl (mountain), meaning
two
mountains. Two volcanoes are Concepción and Maderas. Although this is
a
dangerous volcanic island, but there are residents living there, about
35,000 people. The majority of the population are doing agricultural
and
breeding. This area is one of the tourist destinations place as well
in
Nicaragua.
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