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OASIS OF PEACE
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July 1, 2008
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Verdant volcanoes and ancient legends are just part of the lure of Isla de Ometepe, an idyllic refuge in the vast expanse of Lake Nicaragua
Like islands everywhere, Isla de Ometepe seems like a world unto itself. Even during the Sandinista Revolution of the 1970s and the contra war of the 1980s, this tropical island in Lake Nicaragua was untouched by violence, inspiring popular Nicaraguan singer-songwriter Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy to call it "an oasis of peace." The nickname has taken hold, and Ometepe's tranquil atmosphere, abundant flora and fauna, and pre-Columbian mystique continue to make it one of the true paradises of the Americas. In October 1995, Nicaragua designated the entire ...
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