Explore Matelac in Haiti
Matelac in the region of Centre is a town in Haiti - some 44 mi or ( 71 km ) North-East of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital city .
Current time in Matelac is now 09:19 AM (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: Tierra Hundida, Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santa Cruz de Barahona, and San Pedro de Macorís. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tierra Hundida . 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 Matelac ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Struggling to Survive
A photographic exhibition of several visits to Haiti and the Dominican Republic to document the problems faced by sugarcane workers and in general Haitian immigrants in Dominican Republic and the extr ..
Al Battle's New Band in Ouanaminthe, Haiti
Sue and Chris were sent to teach by the First Baptist Church, Woodstown, NJ ..
Medical Missions Trip Haiti
After a medical missions trip with Aid For Haiti, this is a 5 min. preview to Lunch at Skillman ..
Haiti Well Village Found!
We took a 4-hour trip from Port-au-Prince to Pierre-Brizare, a primitive village in the mountains where they have no clean water. The lake is closer to Port-au-Prince. The last hour was more trail tha ..
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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.
Located at 18.98 -71.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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 15 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 17 km away
Belladère
Belladère is a town in the Lascahobas Arrondissement, inside the Centre Department of Haiti. Its border crossing to Comendador (Elías Piña) is one of the four chief land crossings to the Dominican Republic.
Located at 18.87 -71.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 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 21 km away
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