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Gros Figuier Destination Guide

Explore Gros Figuier in Haiti

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

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Time in Gros Figuier is now 11:05 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 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, consider visiting Santo Domingo . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Gros Figuier ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Amazing Port-au-Prince MD-80 Cockpit Video, MTPP Toussaint Louverture International Haiti HD720p

22:17 min by haitiano1982
Views: 7237 Rating: 5.00

Descend over the Dominican Republic through a canyon connecting to Haiti. There are 2 Lakes in this canyon. The first you see is in the Dominican Republic, called "Enriquillo". It has an National Park ..

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 ..


GRACE SEWS FOR HAITI OCTOBER 2011.wmv

5:43 min by lessofmemoreofthee
Views: 181 Rating: 5.00

Community in La Vernia, Texas come together to SEW Dresses for HAITI. October 2011 Grace Bible Church, La Vernia, Texas shares dresses made with the children and families in Carrefour, Haiti. ..

Tension leaving Batey 41 in Haiti

1:27 min by Brenton Rogers
Views: 136 Rating: 0.00

As we finished up the day of medical treatment at this Haitian batey we were giving out soccer balls for the kids and a few people were wanting as much as they could get... ..


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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 18 km away
Tags: Dominican Republic–Haiti border, International lakes of North America, Lagoons, Lakes of Haiti

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 21 km away
Tags: Centre Department, Lakes 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 21 km away
Tags: Arrondissements of Haiti, Centre Department

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 21 km away
Tags: Rivers 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 22 km away
Tags: Centre Department, Dams completed in 1956, Dams in Haiti, Hydroelectric power stations in Haiti