The Concepción volcano is connected by a narrow isthmus with the Maderas volcano. Concepción is also the second largest volcano in Nicaragua.
The Concepción volcano is over 1.5 thousand meters high. This is an active volcano, the last eruption was in 1957.
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| Concepcion Volcano Nicaragua |
Its eruptions, although quite frequent, have not been very violent; almost all are of the explosive type and the volcanic ash has fallen on the small towns to the west of the island and those located beyond the lake, on the isthmus of Rivas; However, on the slopes, lava flows from ancient eruptions of past centuries can be recognized. In 1957 it erupted which at night looked like fireworks and more recently in 2006 and 2007 the Concepción began in small eruptions, without major damage, the ash rain reached Rivas.
Location
The Concepción volcano is located on the island of Ometepe, in Lake Nicaragua, in the department of Rivas, Nicaragua.
History about volcano
It was originally called Omeyatecigua, but at the time of the conquest in the 16th century, the Franciscan friars baptized it that way after the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.
The Concepción is close to being a perfect cone; It is the largest volcano in Ometepe, with a height of 1610 meters above sea level. For many years the volcano was quiet, but from 1883 it began a series of spaced eruptions, with the projection of ash and blast.
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| Concepcion Volcano Nicaragua |
Its eruptions, although quite frequent, have not been very violent; almost all are of the explosive type and the volcanic ash has fallen on the small towns to the west of the island and those located beyond the lake, on the isthmus of Rivas; However, on the slopes, lava flows from ancient eruptions of past centuries can be recognized. In 1957 it erupted which at night looked like fireworks and more recently in 2006 and 2007 the Concepción entered small eruptions, without major damage, the ash rainit reached Rivas.