Foto: Somoto Grand Canyon, Nicaragua
After its “discovery” during the field geological mapping by geologists of the Czech Geological Survey in 2004, the gorge of the Coco River in NW Nicaragua, now known as the Somoto Grand Canyon, was turned into the most beautiful tourist attraction in Nicaragua. It is developed in acid ignimbrites of the Miocene age. The Somoto Grand Canyon is 3.5 km long and is located between 13–14 °N and 86–87 °W, twelve km W of the town of Somoto. The gorge, which reaches a width of 4–10 m in its narrowest parts and a height of up to 190 m, uncovers a range of unique pseudokarst features, such as giant erosion potholes and rock and sandy bars alternating with deep lakes. The Somoto Grand Canyon quickly became known to the public, in 2006 it was declared a National Monument by law, and in 2007 a picture of the canyon appeared on the 50 córdobas banknote. The Somoto Grand Canyon is now considered a famous object of geoheritage, belonging to one of the most famous sites in Nicaragua, and it aspires to be included in the UNESCO Global Geopark Network as the main geoheritage site of the planned Río Coco Geopark. | Žáček, Vladimír | 2017
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Photo links© Photo: Vladimír Žáček, 2017Autorská práva k tomuto snímku nevlastní Česká geologická služba. Cite of the archive photo No: 28226ŽÁČEK, V. (2017): Foto - Somoto Grand Canyon, Nicaragua.
In: Fotoarchiv České geologické služby [online databáze]. Praha, Česká geologická služba [cit. 2024-04-28].
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