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Montaigu Destination Guide

Explore Montaigu in Haiti

Montaigu in the region of Nord is a town in Haiti - some 90 mi or ( 145 km ) North of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Montaigu is now 07:27 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Port-au-Prince " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, 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, 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. Where to go and what to see in Montaigu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

walking in Milot, Haiti

2:01 min by lovelyskin
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Walking through the town of Milot with our guide after the earthquake. Narrated by Daniel Schlessinger ..

Bitter Sweet (Long version)

5:48 min by HaitiHappenings
Views: 457 Rating: 5.00

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

0:28 min by Robert Rippee
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Haitian woman dancing while grinding coffee in Labadee, Haiti ..

road to airport in Milot

0:38 min by lovelyskin
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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.

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Located at 19.80 -72.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Rivers of Haiti

Gros-Morne Arrondissement

Gros-Morne is an arrondissement of Artibonite Department,

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Located at 19.67 -72.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Arrondissements of Haiti, Artibonite Department

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.

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Located at 20.01 -72.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Forts in Haiti, Tortuga (Haiti)

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.

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Located at 20.01 -72.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Anti-piracy, Battles involving England, Battles involving France, Battles involving Spain, Conflicts in 1654, History of Haiti