Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(Parque Central; 7am-noon)
Every Friday morning farmers from the surrounding hills
come down to Estelí and set up stalls on the north side of the park selling fresh organic ve-
getables, cheeses and typical foods.
SHOES
Calzado Figueroa
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GOOGLE MAP
( 8946-4341; Av 1a SO, Calle 9a SO, 30m S; boots US$80-100; 8am-7pm Mon-Sat, 8am-noon
Sun)
Get in touch with your inner cowboy with some genuine handcrafted Cuban-heel rid-
ing boots at this high-quality leather workshop. Peruse the large selection or order a tailor-
made pair and watch the boot-making entire process.
Artesanías La Esquina
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HANDICRAFTS
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( 2713-3239; cnr Av 1a NE & Calle 3a NE; 8am-noon & 2-6pm)
An artisans cooperative
with an extensive inventory that blends tourist kitsch with an array of excellent pottery
and sculpted wood bowls.
Orientation
Atypically, Estelí utilizes a street-numbering system, and most blocks are clearly signed.
Avenidas run north-south; calles are east-west. Both ascend in number the further they
get from the city center. Streets and avenues are also suffixed NE (northeast), SO (southw-
est) etc, according to their town quadrant. The intersection of Av Central and Calle Trans-
versal is the center of the grid and is steps away from the lovely parque central.
Information
BAC
(cnr Calle Transversal & Av 1a NO)
MasterCard/Cirrus/Visa/Plus ATM.
BanPro
(cnr Calle Transversal & Av 1a NO)
Reliable ATM.
Correos de Nicaragua
(Av 3a SE, Calle 2a SE, 50m S;
8am-4pm Mon-Fri, 8am-noon Sat)
8am-8pm)
Also offers inter-
Estelí@Net
(Calle Transversal, Av Central 20m O; per hr US$0.50;
national calls.
Hospital Adventista
( 2713-3827; Av Central, Calle 6a SO, ½c S, Petronic, 1½c S)
Private clinic
with a variety of specialists.
