Ukutal

Ukutal, later known as Ocotal, lies in the mountainous country of Nueva Segovia in northern Nicaragua. Its name is associated with the pine trees of the region. The Spanish settlement of Nueva Segovia was moved during the colonial period, and the town that became Ocotal developed as a centre of the surrounding highlands. Forested slopes and river valleys mark the landscape near the frontier with Honduras.

The later city of Estelí lies here.