Touring Derac in Haiti
Derac in the region of Nord-Est with its 1,855 citizens is located in Haiti - some 84 mi or ( 135 km ) North-East of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital city .
Time in Derac is now 06:14 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 places might be interesting for you: Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, San Pedro de Macorís, San Juan de la Maguana, 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 Derac ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Haiti-Caribian Paradise?-Forgotten people
Forgotten People! Showing a smal haitien village near to the boarder of the Dominican Republic. See at the market what kind of food they have to eat and how poor they really are! (This was 2002, today ..
Haiti 2012
I recently returned back from my third trip to Fort Liberte, Haiti. Every time I come back I feel like it becomes home more and more! ..
Dajabón Market Place 1
This is a shot of the bridge that spans the river between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. At about :55 you hear an 'actual' horn, from a moto. Most times it's just vendors running along with their w ..
Walking through the main street of Ferrier, Haiti
The main street in Ferrier ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Nord-Est Department
Nord-Est (English: North-East, Haitian Creole: Nòdès) is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It has an area of 1,805 km² and a population of 283,800 (2002). Its capital is Fort-Liberté. It used to be part of Nord Department. It borders the Dominican Republic to the east. The department is divided into four arrondissements: Fort-Liberté Arrondissement Ouanaminthe Arrondissement le Trou-du-Nord Arrondissement
Located at 19.67 -71.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Capture of Fort-Dauphin (1794)
The Capture of Fort-Dauphin was a bloodless encounter of the French Revolutionary Wars on which a Spanish expedition under Gabriel de Aristizábal seized Fort-Liberté, then named Fort-Dauphin, from Revolutionary France. The French colonial garrisons, consisting of over a thousand men, surrendered without firing a single shot.
Located at 19.67 -71.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Fort la Bouque
Fort la Bouque (commonly referred by locals as labouc) is one of three colonial forts in the North East area of Haiti or more specifically the Arrondissement of Fort-Liberte. The fort is located at the following coordinates {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:19|42|41.50|N|71|50|39.44|W| | |name= }} Fort-Liberté is Chef Lieu of the North East Department and its own Arrondissement by the same name.
Located at 19.71 -71.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Pepillo Salcedo, Dominican Republic
Pepillo Salcedo is a municipality in the Monte Cristi Province of the Dominican Republic. It is the one on the shore located closest to Haiti.
Located at 19.70 -71.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Manzanillo Port
Manzanillo Port is located in Manzanillo, Montecristi, Dominican Republic. It is very close to the border with Haiti.
Located at 19.71 -71.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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