How many volcanoes form the chain along Nicaragua’s Pacific coast?

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A string of 40 volcanoes forms a chain that stretches northwest-southeast along Nicaragua’s Pacific coast. Some of these volcanoes remain active, and they are geographically divided into two groups: the Cordillera de los Marrabios in the north and the Pueblos Mesas in the south.1