Santiago crater, Park National Volcan Masaya, Masaya, Nicaragua, Central America

Handicrafts, Mercado Artesanias (National Artisans Market), Masaya, Nicaragua, Central America

The small port of Moyogalpa on Ometepe Island in Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua, Central America

The crater of the active Masaya volcano in Nicaragua, Central America

Volcanic landscape of the Masaya caldera, Nicaragua's first national park, with craters and a'a blocky lava, Masaya, Nicaragua, Central America

Parroquia de La Asuncion dating from 1750, late baroque church in the Parque Central near the Mercado Artesanias market, Masaya, Nicaragua, Central America

Main crater of Masaya Volcano caldera, Nicaragua's first national park, its vent is usually shrouded in smoke, Masaya, Nicaragua, Central America

Masaya church, Nicaragua, Central America

Tourist walks round Masaya crater, Santiago crater, Park National Volcan Masaya, Masaya, Nicaragua, Central America

Masks, Mercado Artesanias (National Artisans Market), Masaya, Nicaragua, Central America

Crafts and souvenirs on sale in the famous Mercado Artesanias covered market, popular with tourists, Masaya, Nicaragua, Central America

Santiago Crater, Park National Volcan Masaya, Masaya, Nicaragua, Central America

Municipal Market (Mercado Municipal), Masaya, Nicaragua, Central America

View across the rim of the dormant San Fernando crater of the Volcan Masaya in the Volcan Masay National Park, Nicaragua, Central America

Elaborate hammocks for sale in the market, Masaya, Nicaragua, Central America

Masaya Volcano, still active, Masaya Volcano National Park, Nicaragua, Central America

Mercado Viejo building, the ancient Spanish trading house today serves as a center of local handicrafts, colonial architecture, Masaya, Nicaragua, Central America

Masaya Volcano, still active, Masaya Volcano National Park, Nicaragua, Central America

Church of San Jeronimo, Masaya, Nicaragua, Central America

Inside the church of San Jeronimo, Masaya, Nicaragua, Central America