In Rivas I decided to take an extra 15km round trip to San Jorge down to Lago de Nicaragua with a fantastic view of the 2 volcanoes Concepcion and Madera which are located on Nicaragua’s largest island. Lake Nicaragua is one of the largest lakes in Central America. The lake has more than 300 islands. The locals call it ‘freshwater sea’, as there are tuna and sharks in that lake, which usually can only survive in salt water.  The beach and lake was all mine, as none of my fellow riders took the extra burden of some additional kilometers.

History meets modern!