√ Estelí (Nicaragua): information on the city, what to visit and what to do in Estelí?

Estelí

Population: ~ 71.000

Time difference to London - Time zone GMT/UTC: -6 hours

Climate, weather: 26ºC - 27ºC (80ºF) all year, with a dry season from December to May, and a rainy season from June to November.

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Estelí is a cool and pleasant town located in a valley amongst mountains. Tobacco is the main business of the area, producing some of the finest cigars of the world.

Every year the 'Hípicas' (equestrian parades) bring people from all around the world to exhibit the some of the areas most beautiful horses.

Estelí (Nicaragua) - Things to See:

• Cultural Center (Centro Cultural)
• Artesanía Nicaraguense – Handicraft Market
• Heroes and Martyrs Gallery

Esteli

Just a little over two hours from the capital, Managua and Estelí (pop. 100,000) has a climate that is very comfortable. Because of the high altitude it is not too hot and the surrounding mountains, clean lagoons and waterfalls provide a beautiful living environment.

Estelí offers a genuine Central American ambiance with all the facilities for a pleasant stay: shops, markets, banks, university, and lots of open air restaurants with live music.

Sites of Wonder

“La Casa de Cultura” is an interesting place to visit in town. After a nice rest you can drive to “La Estanzuela” waterfall, a beautiful cascade about 5 km south from the town.

After this you should head for “El Bosque”, a place about 20 km south from “Pueblo Nuevo”, there you can admire fossil bones of birds and animals, and 30,000-year-old petroglyphs, the oldest evidence of human existence in Central America.

From there you should pay a visit to “San Juan de Limay”, where artisans make sculptures and figurines, using a unique stone called “stone of limay”.

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