Until a recent trip to Jordan's Wadi Rum desert in March of 2018, Isla Ometepe in Nicaragua was the most remote place I had ever been. This island formed by two volcanoes (active Concepción and nonactive Maderas) holds a certain allure.The course of natural history that created this place feels so unlikely to have occurred, two massive volcanoes rising out of Lake Nicaragua to form an island, that getting to spend time here holds a bit of unexpected magic.

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