When I visited Granada and some of its 365 islets, I was overwhelmed by its beauty and its ecological variety. With the eruption of Volcano Mumbacho, one of the seven active volcanos on the Pacific Ocean side of the country, massive volcanic rocks were thrown into the Lake Nicaragua 2000 years ago, which is now the home of not only a significant indigenous community but precious animal life. Merely looking at the trees rooted on the volcanic rocks around every island leaves you in awe of the strength and capability of ecosystems to not only survive in such circumstances but thrive on the grounds of it. The best way to discover the mesmerizing variety of the many little islands was a boat tour led by a well-informed guide that gave us insights on topics I haven’t had paid enough attention to before. Not only are the islets full of living and breathing organisms, it also represents one of the primary freshwater sources for the Nicaraguenses and the most significant freshwater source of Central America. The lake is also known for its previous encounters with freshwater sharks. Considering the only navigable route to the salt waters of the Caribbean sea through the San Juan River, the bull shark, a species which is known for entering freshwaters and can reach up to 3,5 meters in length, was discovered to be living in the lake. They were able to travel from the Caribbean sea into the lake Nicaragua while making use of their fantastic capability to adjust from salt to freshwater. Few of the islets are even known as the Monkey Islands and have entertaining inhabitants. Before having visited the country, I was aware of a project announcement in the region, but it had never really caught my attention enough since it was never fully realized, nor had any of the constructions begun. It is a construction plan to a size that would make it the most extensive removal of earth and sediments ever performed by humans, covering a length of 278 kilometers with an area of influence of 10 kilometers on each side. The canal will connect the Pacific to the Caribbean, which will create rivalry to the Panama canal. It is well understood that this construction project, which includes the creation of an artificial lake and hydroelectric dam, is set to have a monumental environmental and social impact on the region. The government is driven by economic factors only, coming after the Panama Canal and its impact on the country’s economic growth. Geologists and experts on water quality agree that the massive social, economic, and environmental impact that the construction of the interoceanic canal will cause will affect not only Nicaragua but also its neighboring countries. The Nicaraguan government has not undertaken the crucial preliminary work for a project of this size to ensure the execution of necessary studies with transparency on all levels. Nicaragua decided to rely on the investing Hong-Kong based company HKND Group to conduct an environmental impact statement for the proposed canal instead. The administrative, economic, civil, criminal, and labor regulations that govern in Nicaragua will not apply in the area of the canal while the prioritized water and energy source for the project will be the country’s own. Close to 300 communities would be affected, including the indigenous and Afro-descendant people of the Autonomous Region of the Southern Caribbean of Nicaragua (RACS) and residents of the surrounding sectors of the lake. That means that hundreds of thousands of people will lose their homes and social networks. Salinization, sedimentation, and turbidity are among many environmental impacts of this construction that will most likely make the waters and land impossible for a lot of animals and organisms to survive in. Several possible routes for the final dimensions of the project were announced, while the most favored route appears to be the one reaching from Bluefields Lagoon to the town of Brito. The effected hectares of the canal zone have been estimated by scientists and environmentalists, revealing that this area extends through forests, reserves, and wetlands. This construction will be the destruction of animal habitats in the coastal, air, land, and freshwater zone.