Emergency services

Who to call

Emergency services

Crisis situations are always unpleasant, especially when you are in an unfamiliar country. This article will help you when something goes wrong while visiting Nicaragua.

Before you arrive in Nicaragua it might be useful to save the following emergency numbers on your phone:

  • Police: 118 (Spanish)
  • Fire department: 115 (from a fixed line) or 911 (from cell phones)
  • Red Cross Ambulance: 128
  • 24 hour help line for tourists: 101 (English and Spanish)

A list of the embassies in Nicaragua and their phone numbers can be found here .

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