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Explore Peligre in Haiti

Peligre in the region of Centre is a place in Haiti - some 32 mi or ( 51 km ) North-East of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital city .

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Time in Peligre is now 09:47 PM (Tuesday) . 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 Juan de la Maguana, and Salvaleón de Higüey. 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 Peligre ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Haiti, Jacmel : Haitian Eksperyans (part 4 of 4)

7:00 min by jakmelfilmfest
Views: 13623 Rating: 4.56

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 ..

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 ..


Haiti, Jacmel : Haitian Eksperyans (part 1 of 4)

6:10 min by jakmelfilmfest
Views: 7411 Rating: 4.74

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)

6:28 min by jakmelfilmfest
Views: 7208 Rating: 5.00

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

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 18.90 -72.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 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 4 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 6 km away
Tags: Mission hospitals, Partners in Health

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 10 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 10 km away
Tags: Rivers of Haiti

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