Sitting Beside Momotombo!

Submitted by NicaNix on 2 May, 2006 - 19:36.
Sitting Beside Momotombo!

It really is a terrific privilege to sit in the cockpit of a small plane like the Cessna 150 that I fly. It flies slow enough that you have time to look around and enjoy the beautiful sights that Nicaragua has to offer ... just beyond the tip of your wings!

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Yes indeed my friend

Submitted by aerodiaz on 8 August, 2006 - 01:02.

It is one of the best planes in the world. That is a really nice picture by the way... I guess you have a lot more. Do you take pictures of the airports you fly to in Nicaragua... I´m a pilot as well moving to Nicaragua soon. Looking forward to fly there.

???

Submitted by fatima obando on 2 May, 2006 - 22:12.

I got a question: is that volcano still active??

Yes

Submitted by NicaNix on 2 May, 2006 - 22:25.

Momotombo is still considered active, although it hasn't actually erupted since 1905. There were a large number of tremors during the late 90's.

There is a constant emission of gases. In my other post, I jest about how much is cloud and how much is gas, but some experts say the temp inside the cone is around 500º, so my guess is there is plenty of gas to come out! They say there is also a geothermal plant at the base trying to harness some of the heat into energy.

Momotombo Info

Submitted by zenpilgrim on 8 August, 2006 - 05:50.

While looking for info on the possible geothermal plant (still looking for that) I came across some info on this volcano:

http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/current_volcs/momotombo/momotombo.html

http://users.bendnet.com/bjensen/volcano/centralamerica/nicaragua-momoto...

Geothermal link

Submitted by thom on 8 August, 2006 - 14:24.

This is a canadian listed company (geo on tsx.com), possibly the one you are looking for.

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