Estelí

Estelí is a city in the Northern Highlands of Nicaragua. Estelí continues to be a Sandinista stronghold and you can see almost as many murals bearing witness of this as in León. Wikivoyage

Population 112,084 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Nicaragua

• 115FireFire
• 118PolicePolice
• 120FireFire
• 128AmbulanceAmbulance

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Monumento José Benito Escobar Monument · 280 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Regional 2

All 7 places to eat

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