It is as if they were strewn out of the loose, the small islands of the Isletas archipelago. One island for every day of the year, loosely arranged around the Asese Peninsula<\/strong> on the edge of the vast Lake Nicaragua<\/strong>. So close to the city of Granada<\/strong>, this is a popular weekend destination for Nicaraguans, who then stay at their luxury country retreat on a private island or at a resort or eco-lodge. The Isletas area is large enough to soak up visitors like a sponge, there is plenty of space and everything to explore in this watery labyrinth. For example, you can visit a fishing village or farming community, accessible only by water. Above all, however, enjoy the exuberant nature in this unique landscape.<\/p>\n The archipelago is believed to have formed in prehistoric times, after an explosive eruption of the then active Mombacho volcano<\/strong>. The volcanic soil is fertile, and the waters between the islands are also nutrient-rich. The area is home to unprecedentedly rich flora and fauna both in and on the water, as well as on the many uninhabited islands. Explore the area motorboating or paddling leisurely along the most beautiful shores and spotting monkeys and turtles. Along the water you will see many water birds, such as the Turquoise-browed moth<\/em>, the national bird of Nicaragua, and the Northern jacana,<\/em> which walks effortlessly over the leaves of water lilies. Where the world can’t find you….<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An archipelago of 365 small islands of volcanic origin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":312,"featured_media":323605,"parent":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"country":[353],"highlight_category":[600],"continent_category":[224],"class_list":["post-324400","highlights","type-highlights","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","country-nicaragua","highlight_category-hoogtepunt-en","continent_category-latin-america"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/324400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/highlights"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/312"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324400"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/324400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":325257,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/324400\/revisions\/325257"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/323605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=324400"},{"taxonomy":"highlight_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlight_category?post=324400"},{"taxonomy":"continent_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/continent_category?post=324400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Volcanic landscape full of variety<\/h3>\n