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La Marre Destination Guide

Explore La Marre in Haiti

La Marre in the region of Centre is a town in Haiti - some 23 mi or ( 38 km ) North-East of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of La Marre

Current time in La Marre is now 02:47 PM (Sunday) . 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 Salvaleón de Higüey. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Santo Domingo . We saw 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 La Marre ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Saut D'eau Haiti Vodou TT (Ville-Bonheur)

4:54 min by wilner nau
Views: 21846 Rating: 4.43

Saut D'eau Haiti Vodou TT. The Vodou, is the only thing that the African was able to carried from Africa to the new world. We manage to hold on to it even today. ..

Une petite visite à Mirebalais Haiti !

9:58 min by Alphonsowf
Views: 12717 Rating: 4.67

Respè ak tout jènn e dirijan k'ap goumen pou Mirbalè ret bèl e pròp ..


My first trip in Haiti

7:28 min by MarieChristineMusic
Views: 3618 Rating: 5.00

This is a video edit of my trip to Haiti taken from my personal photo camera Go to mariechristinemusic.com/haiti to see some pictures ..

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 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 9 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 9 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 16 km away
Tags: Centre Department, Dams completed in 1956, Dams in Haiti, Hydroelectric power stations in 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

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 22 km away
Tags: Mission hospitals, Partners in Health

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