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Descamps Destination Guide

Delve into Descamps in Haiti

Descamps in the region of Nord is a city in Haiti - some 80 mi or ( 129 km ) North of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Descamps

Current time in Descamps is now 04:38 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Port-au-Prince " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, San Juan de la Maguana, Salvaleón de Higüey, and Sabaneta. While being here, make sure to check out Santo Domingo . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Descamps ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Labadee, Dragon's Tail Coaster

3:26 min by bjehl
Views: 11568 Rating: 3.35

Labadee Haiti, Dragons Tail Coaster, Oasis of the seas ..

Belle Haiti! Fotos du Cap Haitien, Palais Sanssouci et Citadelle Laferrière

5:17 min by Mariposa1Kamikaze
Views: 9652 Rating: 4.40

Algunas fotos del norte de Haiti: Cap Haitien, Palais Sanssouci y la famosa Citadelle Laferrière ..


Arriving in Pro-Longe, Haiti

1:45 min by ltschmidt02
Views: 6052 Rating: 4.86

We have a medical clinic in Cap Haitien, Haiti. I (Jen) just returned from my third trip to Haiti, and this is a video of the truck ride into the village, Nativity Village 2. It was amazing to see the ..

Dragon's Breath Flight Line

2:45 min by sdeyell
Views: 5626 Rating: 4.50

Me going down the Dragon's Breath Flight Line in Labadee, Haiti. The longest flight line over water in the world. Pay close attention to that rough landing! ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Vertières

The Battle of Vertières (in Haitian Creole Batay Vètyè), the last major battle of the Second War of Haitian Independence, the final part of the Haitian Revolution under François Capois. It was fought between Haitian rebels and French expeditionary forces on 18 November 1803 at Vertières. Vertières is situated in Nord, Haiti, its geographical coordinates are 19° 44' 0" North, 72° 13' 28". By the end of October 1803, Haitian rebels had already taken over all the territory from France.

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Located at 19.73 -72.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 1803 in France, 1803 in North America, Battles involving France, Battles involving Haiti, Conflicts in 1803, Haitian Revolution

Labadee

Labadee (also Labadie) is a port located on the northern coast of Haiti. It is a private resort leased to Royal Caribbean International until 2050. Royal Caribbean International has contributed the largest proportion of tourist revenue to Haiti since 1986, employing 300 locals, allowing another 200 to sell their wares on the premises for a fee, and paying the Haitian government US$6 per tourist. The resort is completely tourist-oriented, and is guarded by a private security force.

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Located at 19.79 -72.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Bays of Haiti, Beaches of Haiti, Geography of Haiti, Nord Department (Haiti), Populated places in Haiti, Royal Caribbean International

Parc St. Victor

Parc St. Victor is a football stadium in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. It is the home stadium of AS Capoise and Zénith of the Ligue Haïtienne. The stadium holds 7,500 spectators.

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Located at 19.75 -72.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Football venues in Haiti

Cap-Haïtien

Cap-Haïtien (Okap or Kapayisyen in Kréyòl) is a city of about 190,000 people on the north coast of Haiti and capital of the Department of Nord. Previously, named as Cap-Français, Cap-Henri, and le Cap, it was an important city during the colonial period, serving as the capital of the French Colony of Saint-Domingue from the city`s formal foundation in 1711 until 1770 when the capital was moved to Port-au-Prince.

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Located at 19.75 -72.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Communes of Haiti, Nord Department (Haiti), Populated places in Haiti

Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement

Cap-Haïtien is an arrondissement in the Nord Department of Haiti. It has 240,708 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement start with the number 11.

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Located at 19.75 -72.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Arrondissements of Haiti, Nord Department (Haiti)