You may have seen examples of this type work in your travels.
Solentiname's archipelago is located in the south part of Nicaragua’s Lake Cocibolca and has 36 islands of varying size. The archipelago is part of the Nicaraguan depression formed in the Tertiary period (26-66 million years ago). Its elevation is between 100 to 780 ft. (30 to 250 m) above sea level. Most of Solentiname is covered by young or regrowth trees. Macarroncito Island has only old growth. The archipelago's economic activity is based on agriculture and cattle raising. The archipelago has many archeological sites where you can see pre-Colombian sculptures and caves with old paintings and drawings.