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       Playa Hermosa Night Swim                  Karen Audet & Family & Capt. Mike                  Palo Verde River Tour

                         

        After a sailing - drinks at Puesta del Sol              Jean Pierre & Richard  Good Friends            White Faced Monkey - Borinquen

     

                          

      Sierra & Devon Pearson & Roberto                 Sierra Pearson & Lupita Vargas                              Monkey Head Rock at Sunset

                                                                                                                                                  

    Playa Hermosa Storm

    Relaxing with a good meal after snorkeling

    Exploring caves - Playa Huevos

    Look out at Playa Huevos

                        

          

    Monkey Head Rock

    Playa Huevos Rancho

    Finally ---a Wahoo

    Stand in Captain

               

     

    Masaya Volcano

    Masaya Volcano

     A Brief History

    During the pre-Columbian age, Masaya Volcano was an object of veneration by the indigenous people. They believed the eruptions were signs of anger from the gods and to appease them  they offered sacrifices, which often included small children and maidens. Later, during the Conquest, the Spaniards baptized the active volcano "La Boca de Inferno" or "The Mouth of Hell". They then planted a cross "La Cruz de Bobadilla" (named in honor of the Father Francisco Bobadilla). It was placed on the crater lip in the 16th century in order to exorcise the Devil. The volcano was visited by a number of Spaniards in search of "the gold of the volcano". Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo in 1529 and Friar Blas del Castillo in 1538 were among the unsuccessful excavators. In 1670, the Nindri Volcano made its last eruption followed by the Masaya Volcano in 1772. The lava formed by this later eruption advanced like a river of fire to the area now known as Piedra Quemada or burnt rock. In 1852, a new crater, Santiago was formed between the two existing volcanoes.    

     

                        

    Tabacon                                                 Arenal Volcano                                                  Tabacon

                                     

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