Explore Gros Sable in Haiti
Gros Sable in the region of Nord is a place in Haiti - some 91 mi or ( 147 km ) North of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital city .
Time in Gros Sable is now 10:42 AM (Sunday) . 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, Sabaneta, Santiago de Cuba, and Guantánamo. 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 Gros Sable ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
walking in Milot, Haiti
Walking through the town of Milot with our guide after the earthquake. Narrated by Daniel Schlessinger ..
Bitter Sweet (Long version)
Celebrating the completion of a one year Farmer Field School program for over 2400 cocoa farmers in northern Haiti. Funded as a partnership effort by export company NOVELLA, federation of cocoa cooper ..
Haiti
Haitian woman dancing while grinding coffee in Labadee, Haiti ..
road to airport in Milot
The bumpy road to Cap Haitian. Narrated by Daniel Schlessinger ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Rivière du Limbè
The Rivière du Limbè is a river of Haiti.
Located at 19.80 -72.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Gros-Morne Arrondissement
Gros-Morne is an arrondissement of Artibonite Department,
Located at 19.67 -72.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Fort de Rocher
Fort de Rocher (sometimes called Fort de la Roche or Dovecote) was a seventeenth-century fortress on the Caribbean island of Tortuga, "Ile de la Tortue" Northwest of Haiti. It was built and utilized by buccaneers as the primary defense of the island to prevent encroachment of Spanish forces. The fortress lies in ruin today, with only the foundations remaining.
Located at 20.01 -72.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Capture of Fort Rocher
The Capture of Fort Rocher took place on 9 February 1654, during the Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660). Equipped with one siege battery, a Spanish expedition of 700 troops attacked the buccaneer stronghold of Tortuga, capturing the fort and 500 prisoners including 330 buccaneers and goods valued at approximately 160,000 pieces-of-eight. The Spanish burned the colony to the ground and slaughtered its inhabitants, leaving behind a fort manned by 150 soldiers.
Located at 20.01 -72.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
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