Weather
This is the hottest part of the country, with daytime temperatures in the low 30°Cs almost year-round, spiking in sweltering April and dipping into the relative cool mid-20°Cs in December. The Llano Nagrandana (Nagrandana Plains), which stretch from Nagarote to the Cosigüina Peninsula, are carpeted in dry subtropical forest that loses its leaves during the long November-to-May dry season, revealing the uncompromising geology beneath.
This is one of the most volcanic regions on earth, and if you look on any map (or, better, the 'flying' function on Google Earth), you'll appreciate how the steaming 60km Maribios Chain marks a great crack in the planet's crust. Volcán Cosigüina, separated by 50 relatively flat kilometers from the group, is not considered part of the chain. Its most recent eruption in 1835, which had residents believing it was Judgment Day, hurled the striking Farallones de Cosigüina, some of the oddest islets you'll ever see, into the great brown Golfo de Fonseca.
