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Bintorrible Destination Guide

Explore Bintorrible in Haiti

Bintorrible in the region of Centre is a town in Haiti - some 44 mi or ( 70 km ) North-East of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Bintorrible is now 06:17 PM (Tuesday) . 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, Santa Cruz de Barahona, San Pedro de Macorís, 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 Bintorrible ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Haiti Medical Trip

5:19 min by HaitiEndowmentFund
Views: 1131 Rating: 5.00

January 27 - February 3, 2011 - A medical team of 16 from Coeur d'Alene, ID and Temecula, CA visited Hinche, Haiti to provide medical care to the surrounding villages. This is a quick look at the trip ..

Al Battle's New Band in Ouanaminthe, Haiti

1:47 min by davejames4
Views: 853 Rating: 0.00

Sue and Chris were sent to teach by the First Baptist Church, Woodstown, NJ ..


Center of Hope (Haiti)

11:03 min by jennalee11
Views: 337 Rating: 0.00

Center of Hope (Haiti) is located in the central highland city of Hinche. It is our vision to foster the livelihood and hope for the future of orphaned children of Haiti by providing shelter, educatio ..

Driving in Haiti

8:35 min by mikehelicopter
Views: 42 Rating: 0.00

3erd trip to Haiti. Good times. Pray for pastor Bastia. The Lord is really using him. Over 250 coming out each week to the church! ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Guayamouc River

The Guayamouc River, Riviere Guayamouc, is a river in central and eastern Haiti. It rises on the Massif du Nord and flows generally southeast for 113 km into the Artibonite River at the border with the Dominican Republic. It is notable for producing the fertile plain of central Haiti. Notable cities on the Guayamouc include Hinche.

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Located at 18.98 -71.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Rivers of Haiti

Zanmi Lasante

Zanmi Lasante is a sister organization to the Boston-based Partners In Health that operates out of Cange in central Haiti. The name, Zanmi Lasante, means Partners In Health in Kreyòl. {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}} It was built in 1985 to treat patients incapable of paying hospital fees.

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Located at 18.94 -71.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Mission hospitals, Partners in Health

Lake Péligre

Lake Péligre (French: Lac de Péligre) is the second largest lake in Haiti, and is located in the Centre Department. Tracy Kidder describes it as "beautiful, blue waters set among steep, arid mountains". {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}} It was created as a result of the construction of the Peligre Hydroelectric Dam on the Artibonite River in 1956–1957. The project was designed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and financed by the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

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Located at 18.91 -72.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Centre Department, Lakes of Haiti

Centre Department

Centre is one of the ten departments of Haiti, located in the center of the country, along the border with the Dominican Republic. It has an area of 3,675 km² and a population of 564,200 (2002). Its capital is Hinche. It borders the Dominican Republic to the east. It is the only landlocked department of Haiti. It contains the second largest lake in Haiti Lake Peligre, which was created as a result of the construction of the Peligre Hydroelectric Dam on the Artibonite River during the 1950s.

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Located at 19.15 -72.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Centre Department, Departments of Haiti

Péligre Dam

The Péligre Dam is a hydroelectric dam located off the Centre Department on the Artibonite River of Haiti. It is the largest dam on the island of Hispaniola consisting of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The dam was created as a flood-control and an energy-providing measure in the Artibonite river valley as part of the Artibonite Valley Agricultural Project in the 1930s. The dam was completed in 1956 thus creating Lake Péligre (essentially a large reservoir) in the process.

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Located at 18.90 -72.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Centre Department, Dams completed in 1956, Dams in Haiti, Hydroelectric power stations in Haiti