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Sapoten Destination Guide

Discover Sapoten in Dominican Republic

Sapoten in the region of Independencia is a town located in Dominican Republic - some 113 mi or ( 182 km ) West of Santo Domingo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Sapoten

Local time in Sapoten is now 03:05 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santo Domingo " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santa Cruz de Barahona, San Juan de la Maguana, and Puerto Plata. When in this area, you might want to check out Santo Domingo . We found 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 Sapoten ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Los Cocaos Community Development Project

4:25 min by FoodForThePoorInc
Views: 1577 Rating: 5.00

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 ..

Haiti GG visit 2010

4:07 min by apanetta
Views: 1122 Rating: 5.00

Here are a few scenes from my most recent trip to Haiti -- this one an assignment covering the governor general during her visit there. The first scenes are in Jacmel, in the damaged town square, the ..


Riu Mambo Dominican rep feb 2010.mpg

0:33 min by mrthei1
Views: 1070 Rating: 5.00

Carnival ..

Haiti_Jacmel Journals_Holidays in Haiti_Photo Report

3:36 min by jakmelfilmfest
Views: 928 Rating: 5.00

A Festival FIlm Jakmel Production © 2008. Andre Laurent photographs the celebration of the christmas season in rural Haiti 2008. To see all of our constantly updated Jacmel Journals visit www.festival ..


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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.

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Located at 18.48 -71.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Rivers of the Dominican Republic

Lake Enriquillo

Lake Enriquillo is a lake in the Dominican Republic and is the largest lake and lowest point in the Caribbean and the lowest point on any ocean island.

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Located at 18.50 -71.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Biosphere reserves of the Dominican Republic, Endorheic lakes, Lakes of the Dominican Republic, Lowest points, Rift lakes

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.

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Located at 18.48 -71.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Dominican Republic–Haiti border crossings, Independencia Province, Populated places in the Dominican Republic

Los Ríos, Dominican Republic

Los Ríos, Dominican Republic is a town in the Baoruco province of the Dominican Republic.

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Located at 18.52 -71.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Baoruco Province, Populated places in the Dominican Republic

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.

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Located at 18.49 -71.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Dominican Republic–Haiti border crossings, Ouest Department, Populated places in Haiti