Rainforests of Nicaragua

Nicaragua is divided in many climatic and geographic sub regions, each with a distinctive climate, vegetation, wildlife and geography. This variety has contributed to the growth of many types of vegetation and forests. The visitor can find the tropical dry lowland forest in the center and the pacific side region, including Granada, San Juan, Leon, Chinandega, Carazo, Boaco, Masaya and the western part of Lake Nicaragua. The Caribbean coastal area, because of its humidity, contains some of the largest uninterrupted tropical rainforests in all Central America, the Indio Maiz forests and the Bosawas Rainforests, both situated in the Caribbean coastal area. Other forests include the cloud forests, present in areas with higher altitudes, the dwarf forests in the highest regions and the famous pine tree forests, near the border with Honduras. Along coastal areas and river deltas along the pacific coast, it is quiet common to find mangrove forests and estuaries vegetation.