| Ultramaraton Fuego y Agua 100k is an extremely challenging race on Isla Ometepe in Nicaragua. The race begins in the port town of Moyogalpa at 4:00 am. The course is a single loop encompassing most of the island and involves the ascent and descent of both volcanoes. Because of the volcanoes, the island holds several micro-climates of jungle, dry tropics, tropical beach, and cloud forest. The race course winds through singletrack, dirt road and sand as it passes towns, villages, coffee, cacao and banana plantations, cloud forest, volcanic trail and white sand beaches. The race begins with a pre-race meal the night before and ends with a post-race awards banquet. Isla de Ometepe is a volcanic island located on Lake Nicaragua (also known as Lago Cocibolca) in the Southwestern region of Nicaragua. The two volcanoes, Volcan Maderas and Volcan Concepcion form most of the island. Volcan Concepcion (1610 meters) is considered an active volcano but has not had a major eruption since 1957. Volcan Maderas (1394 meters) has a crater lagoon and is surrounded by cloud forest and thick jungle. Its slopes are dotted with petroglyphs and stone idols. The forests of Ometepe are full of monkeys, tropical birds and rare insects, plants and flowers. Both volcanoes are now protected as national forests. Isla de Ometepe is full of legends surrounding the volcanoes and its former inhabitants, the Nahua. The fertile volcanic soil makes Ometepe an agricultural phenomenon. Coffee, cacao, beans, rice, tobacco, bananas and many other fruits are plentiful on the island. December 11, 2008 9:00 a.m. Isla de Ometepe Pre-Race Trash Pickup Day We are organizing an island wide garbage pickup day two days before the race. Island schools, businesses and municipalities are all excited about this event and are willing to participate. Email or call us if you are interested in getting down here a few days early to be a part of this wonderful event.
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