Touring Jean Gillette in Haiti
Jean Gillette in the region of Centre is located in Haiti - some 40 mi or ( 64 km ) North-East of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital city .
Time in Jean Gillette is now 09:21 AM (Tuesday) . 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, Santa Cruz de Barahona, San Pedro de Macorís, and Puerto Plata. 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 Jean Gillette ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Haiti, Jacmel : Haitian Eksperyans (part 4 of 4)
Travel with us throughout Haiti and discover this magical island. Often misunderstood and misrepresented, this film offers a look at the people and the countryside rarely explored by foreigners. Poste ..
Haiti, Jacmel : Haitian Eksperyans (part 1 of 4)
Travel with us throughout Haiti and discover this magical island. Often misunderstood and misrepresented, this film offers a look at the people and the countryside rarely explored by foreigners. Poste ..
Haiti, Jacmel : Haitian Eksperyans (part 2 of 4)
Travel with us throughout Haiti and discover this magical island. Often misunderstood and misrepresented, this film offers a look at the people and the countryside rarely explored by foreigners. Poste ..
Haiti, Jacmel : Haitian Eksperyans (part 3 of 4)
Travel with us throughout Haiti and discover this magical island. Often misunderstood and misrepresented, this film offers a look at the people and the countryside rarely explored by foreigners. Poste ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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.
Located at 18.94 -71.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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.
Located at 18.98 -71.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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.
Located at 18.91 -72.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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.
Located at 18.90 -72.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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.
Located at 19.15 -72.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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