CLICK FOR INTERACTIVE MAPLive with farm families in Miraflor
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...
Loud Music, Loud Announcements
trek06 Says: Common to all of Nicaragua, is the largest speakers available are mounted on vehicles, making annoucements and playing music.
trek06 Says: Nice clean room and there is a swimming pool. However, it was unheated at the time and very cold. The staff at the hotel were all very nice. The Rooms were also...
trek06 Says: The city of Esteli in the north is cowboy country. Coffee plantations are common and Cattle. This is one area where you see very healthy, well trained horses....
A Women's Ceramic Workshop Cooperative
kfredson Says: It is a very worthwhile experience to see what a group of women have done to build a life for their families while pursuing such a highly skilled, beautiful...
This Plane Wreck Brings Back History
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...
kfredson Says: The first thing you have to do in Esteli is to run over to the boot shops along Avenida 1 S.O. to get fitted for leather boots. They are the real thing, and at...
kfredson Says: Back in the late '80's there was a great enthusiasm for creating vibrant, colorful murals. You can still find them on a great many buildings and walls; someone...
This City's Known for Cigars: See the Factory
kfredson Says: The Esteli Cigar Factory is a real eye-opener. It was a very interesting experience to learn about production from the harvesting to the rolling. I had no idea...
A Holistic Health Center: Massage and More
kfredson Says: CECALI: Don't miss this extraordinary place. The massage is great (and at an extremely reasonable price) but you can also have other therapies as well. In fact,...
Comedor Pinareno: A bit of Cuba in Esteli
kfredson Says: This was my introduction to Cuban food and it will send me looking for more. Everything was prepared in a tasty, inviting way. Clearly the clientele knows and...
Hotel Nicarao: A very cozy habitation
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...
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Nice clean room and there is a swimming pool. However, it was unheated at the time and very cold. The staff at the hotel were all very nice. The Rooms were also...
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Esteli: Gateway to the Fabulous North Country

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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Estelí and the North of Nicaragua

I lived and worked in Estelí for 3 months between June and September 2003. Estelí is a relaxed little city. It is the cigar capital of Nicaragua and Nicaragua's best football team Real Estelí (also......
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