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Explore Lucas in Haiti

Lucas in the region of Artibonite is a town in Haiti - some 42 mi or ( 68 km ) North of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Lucas is now 02:10 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " America/Port-au-Prince " 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, San Juan de la Maguana, Salvaleón de Higüey, and Sabaneta. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Santo Domingo . We saw 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 Lucas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

HAITI - LABADEE - SEPT 2008 - Liberty of The Seas

9:31 min by claumitt
Views: 6582 Rating: 5.00

Labadee in Haiti is an amazing island in the caribbean Sea.This is our second cruise there! It has a wonderful nature,clear waters, beautiful sand beaches and a lovely atmosphere! It's a wonderful pla ..

Security and Bodyguard Services in Port au Prince, Haiti

3:04 min by Drew Cross
Views: 3251 Rating: 4.00

For more info go to www.risks-inc.com Risks Inc. on Facebook www.facebook.com Risks Inc. provides security force and counter kidnapping training, executive protection / bodyguard services in Port au P ..


Rasin Music from Group Asakivle

3:32 min by Asakivle9z4
Views: 1164 Rating: 4.33

Asakivle, a rasin music and dance group from Gonaives travel internationally with the purpose of spreading understanding and goodwill about their beloved Haiti. ..

Comment monter un âne, en Haïti

2:11 min by PfiLatinAm
Views: 1120 Rating: 3.67

Le premier âne se laisse monter sans problème, mais le second est plus récalcitrant... Scènes filmées à Pont-Sondé, localité d'Haïti située sur la commune de Saint-Marc (section communale de Bocozelle ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite

Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite is a town in the Artibonite Department of Haiti. It is located in the Artibonite Valley. One of the important battles of the Haitian Revolution (1791–1804) was fought here at Crete Pierrot wherein Jean-Jacques Dessalines ravaged the French army led by Rochambeau.

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Located at 19.13 -72.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Artibonite Department, Communes of Haiti, Populated places in Haiti

Deschapelles

This article refers to a town in Haiti. For the French chess master, see Alexandre Deschapelles. 50x40pxThis article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

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Located at 19.08 -72.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Artibonite Department, Populated places in Haiti

Hospital Albert Schweitzer Haiti

Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti, founded by Larry Mellon (1910–89) and his wife Gwen Grant Mellon (c. 1908-2000) in 1956, is an integrated rural health system that provides medical care and community health and development programs for 300,000 impoverished people in the Artibonite Valley of central Haiti. The hospital is located in Deschapelles.

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Located at 19.07 -72.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Artibonite Department, Hospitals established in 1956, Hospitals in Haiti, Non-profit organizations

2010–13 Haiti cholera outbreak

The ongoing Haiti cholera outbreak is the worst epidemic of cholera in recent history, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. After the 2010 earthquake, in little over two years, as of January 2013, it has killed more than 7,900 Haitians and hospitalized hundreds of thousands more while spreading to neighboring countries including the Dominican Republic and Cuba. Since the outbreak began in October 2010, more than 6% of Haitians have had the disease.

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Located at 19.10 -72.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 2010 health disasters, 2010 in Haiti, 2010s medical outbreaks, 2011 health disasters, 2011 in Haiti, Cholera outbreaks, Health in Haiti, History of Haiti

Saint-Marc

Saint-Marc is a coastal port town in western Haiti in the Artibonite Department. Its geographic coordinates are {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:19|7|N|72|42|W||| | |name= }}. At the 2003 Census the municipality had 160,181 inhabitants. The port of Saint-Marc is currently the preferred port of entry for consumer goods coming into Haiti.

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Located at 19.12 -72.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Artibonite Department, Communes of Haiti, Gulf of Gonâve, Populated coastal places in Haiti, Populated places in Haiti

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