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Gongori Destination Guide

Explore Gongori in Haiti

Gongori in the region of Centre is a town in Haiti - some 30 mi or ( 49 km ) North-East of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Gongori

Current time in Gongori is now 04:04 PM (Thursday) . 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 Juan de la Maguana, 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 Gongori ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Eyes of a Haitian Child - Children in Haiti

3:59 min by dougtusing
Views: 2832 Rating: 4.00

Photos of Haitian children with Marisa Massery's "Eyes of a Haitian Child" original song as background. Go to www.kindredjourney.org for more information on how you can help the poor children of Haiti ..

Medical Missions Trip Haiti

6:38 min by SoyChapin
Views: 178 Rating: 5.00

After a medical missions trip with Aid For Haiti, this is a 5 min. preview to Lunch at Skillman ..


Potino Church Singers (Haiti)

0:30 min by psuther2
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In the village of Potino on the central plateau of Haiti on a Sunday morning this group shared a song with the congregation. We were seated behind them which explains the angle from which the video wa ..

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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 18.91 -72.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Centre Department, Lakes 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 12 km away
Tags: Centre Department, Dams completed in 1956, Dams in Haiti, Hydroelectric power stations in Haiti

Rivière de Fer à Cheval

The Rivière de Fer à Cheval is a river of Haiti.

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Located at 18.83 -72.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Rivers of Haiti

Mirebalais Arrondissement

Mirebalais is an arrondissement in the Centre Department of Haiti, with 164,910 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Mirebalais Arrondissement start with the number 52. The arondissement consists of the following municipalities: Mirebalais Saut-d'Eau Boucan-Carré

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Located at 18.83 -72.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Arrondissements of Haiti, Centre Department

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

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