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VOLCAN CONCEPCION & ALTAGRACIA, OMETEPE ISLAND 
NICARAGUA

LAKE NICARAGUA (Compass)

Lat:00o00´S/00o00´W ha topography msl 
Protected/registered status 
Best Time for visit (14-15th January, 2005)

 

Birding Site Guide

Altagracia was reached by a 4 hour (twice weekly ferry) from Granada. A few birds were seen from the ferry. There are also daily ferries from San Jorge near Rivas. From Altagracia I climbed Volcan Concepcion which reaches over 1600m. It is a fairly recent volcano with little vegetation higher up. It was also very windy and misty which was not good for birding. On reflection it would have been better to climb Volcan Maderas (on the other side of the island) which has better forest. The Volcano is accessed from the small settlement of La Sabana, 2km South of Altagracia. The road between Altagracia La Sabana had quite a few birds as did the farmland on the lower slopes of the volcano. I saw 30 species including 2 lifers. 


Species seen


Other Fauna 
A total of -- species of mammals. 

There are -- recorded species of amphibians and reptiles. 

Flora 

Author: Charles Hesse

 

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