Mombacho is a
stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and per ...
in
Nicaragua, near the city of
Granada
Granada (,, DIN 31635, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the fo ...
. It is high. The Mombacho Volcano Nature Reserve is one of 78
protected areas of Nicaragua. Mombacho’s last eruption occurred in 1570. There is no historical knowledge of earlier eruptions.
The highest regions of the volcano are home to a
cloud forest
A cloud forest, also called a water forest, primas forest, or tropical montane cloud forest (TMCF), is a generally tropical or subtropical, evergreen, montane, moist forest characterized by a persistent, frequent or seasonal low-level cloud c ...
and
dwarf forest, which contain flora and fauna
endemic purely to the volcano. An increasingly popular tourist attraction, the volcano has views of
Lake Nicaragua and the city of Granada. The volcano also has two hiking trails, a moderate one that circles the main crater, and another, more difficult trail (El Puma), which must be led by a guide. The more difficult trail is the only way to see some features such as the dwarf forest. The trail is almost completely 45° inclines and declines for about two miles.
More than 700 different plants are registered around Mombacho, including many species of
orchids.
Images of Mombacho
File:Mombacho.JPG, Slope
File:Mombacho crater.JPG, Crater
File:Mombacho april 13 2009.jpg, Panorama taken on Mombacho
File:Mombacho far.jpg, Mombacho from a distance
File:Mombacho from Granada.jpg, Mombacho from Granada
Granada (,, DIN 31635, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the fo ...
.
See also
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List of volcanoes in Nicaragua
References
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Stratovolcanoes of Nicaragua
Mountains of Nicaragua
Protected areas of Nicaragua