Apoyo Lagoon Natural Reserve, Nicaragua
Apoyo lagoon, Natural paradise
Located between Masaya and Granada, the Apoyo Lagoon Natural Reserve is one of Nicaragua’s most beautiful natural wonders. Formed approximately 21,000 years ago, the Apoyo Lagoon is a wonderful 200 meters deep volcanic crater lake and surrounded by tropical forest. It is also one of the Nicaragua’s 78 protected areas, enclosing a great diversity of colorful birds species and its tropical humid forest shelters also a large variety of plants and tropical dry trees. Visitors can enjoy the dark sand beaches, swimming in the lagoon, kayaking, scuba diving, boating and paragliding. The Apoyo Lagoon Natural Reserve is doubtless a nature-lovers paradise!