The town of Moyogalpa and main town of the island, is situated in the northwestern area of Ometepe Island with a population of 15 thousand people. Moyogalpa stays small with many little wood houses where hostels and bars have opened in the last years. The town also offers the chance to see its charming little church dedicated to Santa Ana which main celebration takes place in the month of July. This is one of Ometepe’s main catholic celebrations.
Moyogalpa stands for “Mosquito place” in Nahuatl language, is also a good site to start exploring the natural wonders of the island. There are also locals who rent bikes for more adventurous travelers who like outdoor activities. There is also a museum with displays of pre-Columbian artifacts such as clay funeral urns, plates, offering pots, grinding stones, and other interesting figures. As well in the outskirts of the town there is another museum with two sections, one of them depicting a larger collection of ancient findings and the other section with a collection of coins and bills of the country.
There is also a charming lake front, “Malecon”, with a fountain which interior display a replica of Ometepe Island. The surrounding farming land of Moyogalpa is very fertile due to the proximity of Concepcion volcano which wakes up once in a while, ejecting and depositing rich volcanic ask on the fields.
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