Esteli (including Somoto Canyon and Miraflor)
July 21st 2011 Esteli is about two hours on an express bus from Leon or Managua, and it's right off the Pan-American Highway, so it's a pretty accessible place to cool off and check out mountain life. It's cleaner, cooler, and a little less hectic here, and it is a good base to check out Somoto Canyon and Miraflor.
The central park is lively and, like everywhere else in Nicaragua, in the shadow of a cathedral
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