ABOUT US
The Monkey Hut in Laguna de Apoyo, Nicaragua, is a beautiful hostel in the middle of a pristine natural reserve, only half an hour away from Managua, and less than 20 minutes from Granada. The hostel, which derives its name from the many resident howler monkeys, is situated at the crater's crystal clear lagoon and offers visitors spectacular views of the beautiful surroundings. Visitors can stay in one of our three double-sized private rooms, our luxury cabaña or our dormitory, or can simply stay for the day. Enjoy swimming and the floating dock, sunbathing, kayaking, sailing, drifting around in giant inner tubes, amazing sights from the main terrace, free wireless internet, BBQ, Italian oven-made pizzas, cool drinks, free coffee, massages, and much more... Simply relax!
The Monkey Hut
Laguna de Apoyo
Del triángulo 100 metros al Norte
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Email:
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Telephone:
(00505) 8887-3546
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(00505) 8366-9986
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ABOUT THE LAGUNA DE APOYO
The crater of Apoyo was formed approximately 23,000 years ago, after a strong volcanic explosion which left a hole measuring six kilometres in diameter. Time went by and subterranean waters and rain filled the crater and the slopes became covered by vegetation. Today this crater is considered to be a sleeping volcano, in repose, with certain volcanic activity still present through a few hot springs in its interior. It is thought that the water has some healing properties…
The Apoyo lagoon has a surface of 2,110 hectares. It is very deep: according to investigations the lowest level of the conic hole is 100 meters underneath the sea level and the shore of the lagoon is 75 meters above sea level. The water is the most crystal-clear out of all fresh water bodies in Nicaragua and possibly in Central America. Even though it is not fit for direct human consumption, it is very clean, with a low level of natural or human contamination.
Read more about the Laguna de Apoyo history, wild life and interesting things to visit on vianica.com
The following site (only available in Spanish) also offers some very interesting information on the Laguna de Apoyo and conservation initiatives:
amictlan.com
And on this site you can find some nice short documentaries on wildlife in the Laguna de Apoyo. |
