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Descloches Destination Guide

Discover Descloches in Haiti

Descloches in the region of Nippes is a town located in Haiti - some 89 mi or ( 144 km ) West of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Descloches

Local time in Descloches is now 05:31 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Port-au-Prince " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Spanish Town, Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, Puerto Plata, and Jimani. When in this area, you might want to check out Spanish Town . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Descloches ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Teen Trip to Haiti 2012: Jeremie 3

1:19 min by SparkedHearts
Views: 155 Rating: 0.00

This is the third of several videos I took out of the truck window in Jeremie. It is too hard to take pictures from a moving truck, so the video shows better what life is like in Jeremie. This video s ..

Hope for Kidz - One Child's Story in Maniche, Haiti

1:49 min by maniche1427
Views: 79 Rating: 0.00

The Florida Bible Church's Haiti Mission team actively supports the Hope for Kidz program at the Maniche Church. This past school year, over seventy children were supported in their efforts to attend ..


Teen Trip to Haiti 2012: Destino Fatal 2

0:26 min by SparkedHearts
Views: 56 Rating: 0.00

On our last day there was a party for us at Destino Fatal Night Club in Sassier. This video features some of our teens dancing with the friends they made in Sassier! ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Baradères

Baraderes is a town in Nippes Department in the southwest part of Haiti. The town has a picturesque market square with a large church. There are few shops and no hotels. The area economy is based on subsistence agriculture, although a small association of subsistence farmers, Kafe Devlopman Barade, began exporting coffee to the U.S. in 2008. The town is vulnerable to flooding and is accessible via a rocky dirt road.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 18.48 -73.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Communes of Haiti, Nippes Department, Populated places in Haiti

Pashan Lake

Pashan Lake is an artificial lake near the suburb of Pashan, about 12 km from the city center of Pune, India. The lake was built in the 1990s to accommodate the water requirement of the neighborhood. The main inlet of the lake is a small rivulet (Ram Nadi), which is even controlled by the barrage located to the north of the lake. Pashan lake has a total catchment area of 40 square kilometres, and serves as a source of water to the old Pashan village, and the Governor's residence, as well.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 18.53 -73.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Geography of Pune, Lakes of Maharashtra

Cayemites

The Cayemites are a pair of islands located in the Gulf of Gonâve off the coast of southwest Haiti. The two islands, known individually as Grande Cayemite and Petite Cayemite, are a combined 45 square kilometres in area. Petite Cayemite lies just west of the larger island, Grande Cayemite. The islands are approximately 35 kilometres east of the city of Jérémie and are in the administrative department of Grand'Anse.

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Located at 18.62 -73.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Grand'Anse Department, Gulf of Gonâve, Islands of Haiti

Cavaellon

Cavaellon is a rural town located in the Sud Department of Haiti. Its nearest neighbouring towns/cities are Nan Cotie (12km north), Saint-Louis-du-Sud (20km southeast), and Les Cayes (16km west). The town is most famous for being the birthplace of both Benito Martínez Abrogán, Cuba's oldest-ever person, and George Valris, a famous Caribbean artist.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 18.30 -73.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Communes of Haiti, Populated places in Haiti, Sud Department