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Lake Cocibola (or Lake Nicaragua) is the largest lake in Central America at over 8,000 square kilometres. The area is home to a diversity of peoples, cultures, histories, cuisines, and natural features. Within the lake you find the Isla de Ometepe with its two volcanos, the Isletas de Granada off the coast of the oldest continuously inhabited Spanish city on the continent, and the Archipelago de Solentiname made up of 36 different islands and known for their colourful wooden art pieces. All of these places offer their own unique culinary heritage and traditions connected to the lake and its variety of fish and water life that includes freshwater sharks. On the southeastern end of the lake is the mouth of the Rio San Juan, which connects the lake to the Caribbean Sea. Through this waterway, you find the mixing of foods and ingredients from the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua such as coconut bread and rice with those from the pacific and central regions of the country.
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