Lake Managua, on the edge of the capital, is Central America’s second-largest lake. Crocodiles in these conditions osmoregulate primarily by drinking available freshwater. It is also the largest source of freshwater in Nicaragua and it is part of the largest international drainage basin of Central America. It’s also home to one of the region’s most remarkable islands.. Isla de Ometepe (a.k.a. Lake Nicaragua is the largest lake in Central America. A large population is present in Lago Enriquillo (Dominican Republic), a landlocked hyper-saline lake. The San Juan River or Río San Juan in Nicaragua, is a timeless passageway through dense tropical rain forest from Central America’s grandest lake to the Caribbean Sea. Nicaragua - Nicaragua - Plant and animal life: Although Nicaragua’s forests suffer from poorly regulated commercial exploitation and the increasing human footprint of the country’s burgeoning population, they are still the largest in Central America. With an area of just over 3000 square miles and an elevation just over 100 feet above sea level, it reaches depths of over eighty feet! Work has already begun on a $50 billion inter-ocean canal in Nicaragua that would cut through nature reserves and bring massive dredging and major ship traffic to Central America’s largest lake. There are lakes in the volcanoes and volcanoes in the lakes. Located in Lake Nicaragua, Zapatera National Park offers a pristine archaeological sanctuary with alternating humid to dry eco-systems. Lake Nicaragua, which borders Granada, is the largest lake in Central America and the second-largest lake in all of Latin America. The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas), also known as the "Zambezi shark" (informally "zambi") in Africa, and "Lake Nicaragua shark" in Nicaragua, is a requiem shark commonly found worldwide in warm, shallow waters along coasts and in rivers. Lake Nicaragua is the largest lake in Central America. San Juan River, Spanish Río San Juan, also called Desaguadero, river and outlet of Lake Nicaragua, issuing from the lake’s southeastern end at the Nicaraguan city of San Carlos and flowing along the Nicaragua–Costa Rica border into the Caribbean Sea at the Nicaraguan port of San Juan del Norte. It is known for its aggressive nature, and presence in warm, shallow brackish and freshwater systems including estuaries and rivers. Culture enthusiasts will enjoy the numerous petroglyphs and ceremonial sites carved in pre-Colombian times by the ancient Chorotega and Niquirano cultures, while nature-lovers will relish the pristine hiking trails, crater lakes and fishing. Also, the 19th largest (by area) in the world and 9th largest in the Americas. Together with Lake Managua and the San Juan River, Lake Nicaragua forms an enormous tectonic valley with a total surface area of 41,000 km2. 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