Miraflor! Stay with a farm family in mountains
kfredson Says: This is an absolutely unforgettable experience. Miraflor is a mountain area near Esteli where the farmers have formed a cooperative to preserve the land and mutually support one another in their farming. Numerous families will allow you, for very small cost, to share their...
Hotel Nicarao: A Cozy Place to Stay
kfredson Says: This is a lovely little hostal, close to the town square. The rooms are very comfortable and the courtyard in the middle is a great place to hang out. Which is good, since the hosts and the guests alike are always most entertaining! One of my best hotel experiences in...
CAFETIN EL RECANTO: GOOD, PLENTIFUL BREAKFAST
Sininen Says: Good coffee, great big breakfast, delicious smoothie. Waiters are friendly and service is quick. I paid $2 for the typical breakfast.
BY BUS FROM GRANADA VIA MANAGUA
Sininen Says: I took microbus from Granada to Managua and paid little less than $1. From the bus station in Managua I had to take a taxi to the station where buses to Estelí leave and had the usual fight with the taxi drivers. I try to be understanding, because they need to get their...
Sininen Says: When the bus stopped in some small town a man wanted me to take a photo of him, but when I did he covered his face with the bag full of oranges. I am shy taking photos of local people and this way had a chance to have some of them.
A Downed Airplane Brings Back the Somoza Days
kfredson Says: Just a ways out of town you will come across a plane of Somoza's that had been shot down during the revolution. It has been carefully restored and is now a monument to the anti-Somoza struggle. The day I was there it was watched over lovingly by a man who I assume is the...
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Esteli, ciudad mas linda en el norte de Nicaragua - Esteli es la ciudad mas linda de Nicaragua con clima fresco y agradable con ambiente sano y gente encantadora. Hay sitios hermosos naturales para visitar tal como El salto de la Estanzuela, los...
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Esteli: Gateway to the Northern Mountains

Esteli may seem at first to be a dusty town, best known for its superb leather boots and the weather-beaten people to go with them. But the city grows on you, all the more so when you realize that it...
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ON MY WAY TO HONDURAS I STOPPED

It was raining hard when I arrived in Estelí and the sidewalks were muddy. I wondered what on earth I was doing there. I checked in the hotel and decided to take a little walk as the rain had ceased....
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Nice strollable streets, a comforting cool wind, Caribbean pines and a shady Plaza... Estelí is much more than a stopover on the way to the Honduran border. A strong support base for Sandinistas...
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In August 2010, I had originally planned to take my girlfriend down to western Panama to show her places I thought would be good to move to, based on a previous trip I made there in 2007. However, a...
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Esteli, ciudad mas linda en el norte de Nicaragua

Esteli es la ciudad mas linda de Nicaragua con clima fresco y agradable con ambiente sano y gente encantadora. Hay sitios hermosos naturales para visitar tal como El salto de la Estanzuela, los...
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