Granada, a 485-year-old city on the shores of Lake Nicaragua is only a 45-minute drive from our home.

In the past 37 years, considerable concern has been expressed about the ecological condition of Lake Nicaragua.

An especially large number of cattle are found to the east of Lake Nicaragua.

Surrounded by volcanoes and located on the shores of Lake Nicaragua, this is the country's oldest city.

The center now lies at the bottom of Lake Nicaragua.

Ometepe is an island of 276 square kilometers lying in Lake Nicaragua.

It was found that 32 tons (70,000 pounds) of raw sewage were being released into Lake Nicaragua daily.

Lake Nicaragua is famous for having some of the world's only freshwater sharks, although only a few are believed to survive.

But Lake Nicaragua seems too majestic a place for such thoughts.

Some species are known to frequently penetrate far into rivers and major lakes such as Lake Nicaragua.