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Rigaud Destination Guide

Touring Rigaud in Haiti

Rigaud in the region of Artibonite is located in Haiti - some 57 mi or ( 92 km ) North of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital city .

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Time in Rigaud is now 03:05 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Port-au-Prince " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, Salvaleón de Higüey, Sabaneta, and Neiba. Being here already, consider visiting Santo Domingo . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Rigaud ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Compound in La Croix,Haiti

2:06 min by samantha kidder
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Mission trip to haiti, from April 18th-25th, 2010 :) ..

Haiti Missions Trip 2011

8:00 min by travisistheman0101
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Go Time Ministries / Nottingham Christian Center church 2011 missions trip to La Croix New Testament Mission, founded by Pastor Pierre many years ago, in Haiti on 8/20 - 8/27. Team of 15 including mos ..


Haiti Mission Recap

10:01 min by jcannon444
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Virginia Conference UMC Haiti March 2011 UMVIM Trip led by Rev. Sam Nesmith ..

Zip lining in Haiti!

0:50 min by MrBoozeCruiser
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Zip lining over the water in Labadee, Haiti. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

La Quinte River

The La Quinte River is a river of Haiti.

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Located at 19.40 -72.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Rivers of Haiti

Gonaïves

Gonaïves is a city in northern Haiti, the capital of the Artibonite Department. It has a population of about 300,000 people (2011 census). The city of Gonaives was founded in 1422 by Indians they named it "Gonaibo" (to designate a locality of caciquat of the Maguana). It is also known as Haïti's "independence city". The Bay of Gonaïves is named after the town.

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Located at 19.45 -72.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Artibonite Department, Communes of Haiti, Gulf of Gonâve, Populated places in Haiti

Artibonite Department

Artibonite is one of the ten departments of Haiti. With an area of 4,984 km² it is Haiti's largest department. Artibonite has a population of 1,168,800 (2002). The region is the country's main rice-growing area. The main cities are Gonaïves (the capital) and Saint-Marc. An insurgency tried unsuccessfully to declare Artibonite's independence in February 2004. The department has been in a state of an economic decrease since the insurgencies and coups have reduced the nation's stability.

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Located at 19.45 -72.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Artibonite Department, Departments of Haiti

Raboteau Massacre

The Raboteau massacre was an incident on April 22, 1994, in which military and paramilitary forces attacked the neighborhood of Raboteau Gonaïves, Haiti, the citizens of which had been participating in pro-Jean-Bertrand Aristide demonstrations. At least six residents were killed, though most groups estimated the true casualties to be higher.

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Located at 19.45 -72.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 1994 in Haiti, History of Haiti, Human rights in Haiti, Mass murder in 1993, Massacres in Haiti

Port international du Cap-Haitien

The Port international du Cap-Haïtien is the seaport in Cap-Haïtien Haiti's second largest city. It is operated by the government port authority Autorite Portuaire Nationale APN.

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Located at 19.45 -72.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Nord Department (Haiti), Ports and harbours of Haiti

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