Discover Fond Verrettes in Haiti
Fond Verrettes in the region of Ouest with its 2,789 habitants is a place located in Haiti - some 33 mi or ( 53 km ) East of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital .
Local time in Fond Verrettes is now 07:03 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Port-au-Prince " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santa Cruz de Barahona, San Juan de la Maguana, and Salvaleón de Higüey. When in this area, you might want to check out Santo Domingo . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Fond Verrettes ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Los Cocaos Community Development Project
This community on the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic was nearly forgotten, until Food For The Poor, the Caring House Project Foundation and De Mi Casa A Tu Casa found it. Look what ha ..
A Market in Haiti
Images from an afternoon's foray into a Haitian market, accompanied by Haitian troubador music. ..
Lac Azuei, Haiti
Adventure around the lake Azuei, Jumani in the Dominican Republic to Haiti. ..
Professional wakeboarder JD Webb supports Hope For Haiti Healing
Jd Webb becomes a vested sponsor of Hope For Haiti Healing and plans a trip to the island country to help build houses for earthquake victims. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Jimaní
Jimaní is the capital and the second largest city of the Independencia Province of the Dominican Republic. It serves as one of the two main thoroughfares to Haiti, with a duty free open air marketplace operating on the border with the Haitian town of Malpasse. Half of the town was completely washed away in the flash flood of May 25, 2004, killing many of the citizens during the night. It is still in the process of rebuilding.
Located at 18.48 -71.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Rivière Soliette
The Rivière Soliette (in Haiti) or Arroyo Blanco (in the Dominican Republic) is a river in the southwest of the Dominican Republic. On 24 May 2004, it overran its banks resulting in the death of over one thousand individuals, with hundreds more injured and homeless near the city of Jimani.
Located at 18.48 -71.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Malpasse
Malpasse is a town in the Croix-des-Bouquets arrondissement, inside the Ouest Department of Haiti. It is located around {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:18|29|20|N|71|53|1|W| | |name= }}. Its border crossing to Jimaní is one of the four chief land crossings to the Dominican Republic.
Located at 18.49 -71.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Chaîne de la Selle
Chaîne de la Selle is the name of a mountain chain in Haiti. Part of it is Pic la Selle, which is the highest point of Haiti at a height of 2,680 meters (8,793 feet) above sea level.
Located at 18.37 -71.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Montagnes du Cibao
The Montagnes du Cibao (Mountains of Cibao) are located in Haiti. The highest point of the range, Morne du Cibao, is 2,280 meters (7,480 feet) above sea level, making it the third highest peak in Haiti, behind Pic la Selle and Pic Macaya.
Located at 18.22 -71.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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