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Location of Isla de Ometepe


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rgin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:14.4pt;background:white">The Concepcion volcano rises to 1610 m and its maximum diameter is 36 km. Last expulsion of ash dates from 2005 , and the last eruption of lava, which forced the evacuation of the island occurred in 1957 . After a long period of inactivity, the volcano returned to activity in 1883 with a period of eruption that lasted four years. Since then, eruptions have been repeated with some frequency in1889 , 1902 , 1907 , and 1924 . The volcano is covered by 2,200 hectares of protected forest. In 2005 there was a 6.2 magnitude quake on Richter scale
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