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Tierra Nueva Destination Guide

Delve into Tierra Nueva in Dominican Republic

Tierra Nueva in the region of Independencia is located in Dominican Republic - some 126 mi or ( 203 km ) West of Santo Domingo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Tierra Nueva

Local time in Tierra Nueva is now 03:59 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santo Domingo " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Tierra Virgen, Tierra Nueva, Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, and Santa Cruz de Barahona. While being here, you might want to check out Tierra Virgen . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Tierra Nueva ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Cite du Lac

2:04 min by Roberto Scarfullery
Views: 27761 Rating: 3.86

In Haiti, a new city will raise, a new way of living will be imposed, from zero to greatness. Designed with international standards, Houses, Apartments, Hospitals, Hotels, Casino, Schools, University ..

A Market in Haiti

2:01 min by steinie48
Views: 1352 Rating: 5.00

Images from an afternoon's foray into a Haitian market, accompanied by Haitian troubador music. ..


Lac Azuei, Haiti

10:54 min by Wilson Schneider
Views: 1144 Rating: 1.00

Adventure around the lake Azuei, Jumani in the Dominican Republic to Haiti. ..

Visit to a Haitian Village

4:14 min by Brenton Rogers
Views: 644 Rating: 5.00

Footage of our truck entering Village 41 in Haiti. Medical Mission Trip 2011 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

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Located at 18.60 -72.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Dominican Republic–Haiti border, International lakes of North America, Lagoons, Lakes of Haiti

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 12 km away
Tags: Dominican Republic–Haiti border crossings, Ouest Department, Populated places in Haiti

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 13 km away
Tags: Dominican Republic–Haiti border crossings, Independencia Province, Populated places in the Dominican Republic

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 14 km away
Tags: Rivers of the Dominican Republic