Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
20km to the Pacific. The majority of tourist services are within a few blocks of the cathed-
ral, with another cluster of museums and churches in Barrio Subtiava.
Information
EMERGENCY
2311-2627)
Red Cross.
Ambulance
(Cruz Roja;
Fire
(
2311-2323)
Police
(
2311-3137)
INTERNET ACCESS & RESOURCES
Internet cafes are all over town. and nearly every hotel has wi-fi.
León Online
(
www.leononline.net
)
Useful Spanish-language portal to all things Leónese, in-
cluding hotels and attractions.
Lonely Planet
(
www.lonelyplanet.com/nicaragua/leon-and-northwestern-nicaragua/leon
)
For plan-
ning advice, author recommendations, traveler reviews and insider tips.
LAUNDRY
Clean Express Lavandería
(cnr Av Central & 4a Calle NE; 7am-7pm)
DIY machine wash
(US$2) and dry (US$1.25 per 20 minutes) your clothes, or pay a little extra to have it done
for you.
MEDICAL SERVICES
Hospital San Vicente
( 2311-6990)
Out past the main bus terminal, the region's largest
hospital is a 1918 neoclassical beauty that attracts architecture buffs as well as sick tour-
ists.
MONEY
Several banks have ATMs that accept Visa/Plus debit cards.
BAC
(1a Calle NE, La Unión, 10m E)
BanPro
(Bigfoot Hostel, 20m N)
Twenty-four-hour Visa and MasterCard action.
Western Union
(1 Calle NE)
International cash transfers.
POST & TELEPHONE
Claro
(cnr Parque Central & Calle Central Rubén Darío)
Sells cell-phone cards.
