| Laguna de Apoyo Nature Reserve | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1] | |
 View of Laguna de Apoyo from the crater rim | |
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| Location | between Masaya and Granada |
| Nearest city | Masaya |
| Area | 8,648 acres (35 km2) |
| Governing body | Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA) |
Laguna de Apoyo Nature Reserve (Spanish: Reserva Natural Laguna de Apoyo) is a nature reserve located between the departments of Masaya and Granada in Nicaragua. Lake Apoyo was declared a nature reserve in 1991 and is managed by the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA) and comprises one of 78 protected areas of Nicaragua.[2] Activities within the Laguna de Apoyo Nature Reserve are regulated by its management plan, approved in 2010, which prohibits the construction of housing within the reserve and use of motorized vehicles on the lake.[3] Geological data suggests that Lake Apoyo originated about 23,000 years ago.[4]
- ^ "Laguna de Apoyo". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ^ Decreto 42-91, La Gaceta 207, Nicaragua (1991). DECLARACION DE AREAS PROTEGIDAS EN VARIOS CERROS MACIZOS [1] Archived 2011-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jeffrey K. McCrary, coordinator. "Plan de Manejo, Reserva Natural Laguna de Apoyo" (PDF). Ministerio de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Republica de Nicaragua.
- ^ Carl T. Bergstrom; Lee Alan Dugatkin (2012). Evolution. Norton. p. 469. ISBN 978-0-393-92592-0.