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Esteli (including Somoto Canyon and Miraflor)

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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 ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Northern Highlands » Estelí

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The Pacific Coast of Nicaragua was settled as a Spanish colony from Panama in the early 16th century. Independence from Spain was declared in 1821 and the country became an independent republic in 1838. Britain occupied the Caribbean Coast in the fir... ... read more