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Intur ( 2713-6799; Plaza Plator, Parque Central, ½c O; 8am-1pm) Official tourist office
with an abundance of regional brochures, but not a lot of expertise.
Lavanderia Express (
2714-1297; Av 3a SE, Calle 1a SE, 30m S, Migracion, ½c N; per pound
9am-5pm) Economical wash and dry service.
US$1 ;
Police (
118; Panamericana)
UCA Miraflor (Unión de Cooperativas Agropecuarias de Miraflor;
2713-2971;
8am-noon & 12:30pm-5:30pm Mon-Sat) Ar-
www.ucamiraflor.com ; cnr Av 4a NE & Calle 4a NE;
ranges tours to Área Protegida Miraflor.
Getting There & Away
BUS
Estelí has two bus terminals - blue collar Cotran Norte ( 2713-2529) , with plenty of slot
machines and a soft-rock soundtrack, and the more refined Cotran Sur (
2713-6162) .
Both are located at the southern end of the city on the Panamericana.
Buses departing from Cotran Norte:
Jalapa (US$3.50, 2¾ hours, 4:10am and noon)
Jinotega (via Concordia, San Rafael) (US$1.80, 2½ hours, 5:45am, 8:15am, 9:15am,
2:15pm, 3:45pm and 4:45pm)
León (bus US$2.80, 2½ hours, 3:10pm; microbus US$3, two hours, depart when full) Al-
ternatively, take the Matagalpa bus and change at San Isidro.
Managua ( expreso US$3, 2½ hours, 5:15am, 6:15am, 7:45am and 11:15am) First three
buses don't run on Sunday.
Masaya (US$3, three hours, 2pm and 3pm)
Ocotal (US$1.25, 1½ hours, 6am to 11am, hourly)
San Juan de Limay (US$1.80, two hours, 5:30am, 7am, 10am, 12:15pm, 2pm, 3pm and
5pm)
Somoto (US$1.15, 1½ hours, 5:30am to 6:10pm, hourly)
Buses departing from Cotran Sur:
León (US$2.80, 2½ hours, 5am, 5:45am and 6:45am) First two buses don't run on
Sunday.
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