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Explore Las Penas in Dominican Republic
Las Penas in the region of Independencia is a town in Dominican Republic - some 121 mi or ( 194 km ) West of Santo Domingo , the country's capital city .
Current time in Las Penas is now 11:51 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santo Domingo " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santa Cruz de Barahona, San Juan de la Maguana, and Puerto Plata. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Santo Domingo . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Las Penas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Lac Azuei, Haiti
Adventure around the lake Azuei, Jumani in the Dominican Republic to Haiti. ..
Haiti Earthquake: Victims Arrive to Hospital at Dominican Republic Border
What I saw on the third day after the 2010 Hatian earthquake, after victims arrive to the provincial hospital in Jimaní, Dominican Republic. I dispensed medicine here and then served for 4 days at two ..
2010 Haitian EQ Good Samaritan Hospital
Relief efforts at Good Samaritan Hospital ER ..
PrayerConnexus.com's Shine A Light - Episode 3 The Children Are the Future
In July 2010, PrayerConnexus partnered with Fresh Anointing Christian Center, a church in Upper Darby, PA, to deliver both physical and faith-based aid to Haitian communities in both the Dominican Rep ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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 2 km away
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 3 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 6 km away
Etang Saumâtre
Étang Saumâtre is the largest lake in Haiti and the second largest lake in Hispaniola, after Lake Enriquillo. It is also known as Lac Azuéi (Lake Azuéi); it is called Lago del Fondo in the Dominican Republic. Its Taíno name was Yainagua. The Étang Saumâtre, the brackish water lake is a twin of the Enriquillo Lake, is 22 kilometres east of Port-au-Prince on the fertile Plaine du Cul-de-Sac.
Located at 18.60 -72.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 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 22 km away
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