Ometepe Island | Nicaragua

Postcard

Ometepe is an island located in the middle of Lake Nicaragua, the second largest lake in Latin America.

Its name means ‘two mountains’ in the native language. The island is home to two volcanoes: Maderas and Concepción. The latter is an active stratovolcano that erupted at least 25 times since 1883. 

Stamps

These six stamps with rainforest animals are part of a sheet of 20 stamp, issued 1991.

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