Explore Picard in Haiti
Picard in the region of Nord is a town in Haiti - some 82 mi or ( 132 km ) North of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital city .
Current time in Picard is now 06:14 AM (Sunday) . 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, San Juan de la Maguana, Salvaleón de Higüey, and Sabaneta. 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 Picard ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Cap Haitien, Haiti
www.JARogers.com for details on 'Sailing Haiti..." The music is a Haitian folk song from my music CD 'Ethnic Music' which you can get at www.JARogers.com The photos are a panorama of the sea port of C ..
Aeroport CAP-HAITIEN en Construction - Haiti
Finalment L'aeroport du Cap-haitien est en construction, Les Cayes et Jacmel seront parmis les Aeroport International du Pays. ..
Cap-Haitien 2011
Some video from a week in Cap-Haitien, Haiti's second largest city, after a medical mission with two friends from the Peace Corps. Music is "Throw Down Your Heart" by Bela Fleck. ..
Arriving in Pro-Longe, Haiti
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 ..
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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.
Located at 19.73 -72.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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.
Located at 19.75 -72.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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.
Located at 19.75 -72.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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.
Located at 19.75 -72.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
1842 Cap-Haitien earthquake
The 1842 Cap-Haitien earthquake occurred at 17:00 local time on 7 May. It had an estimated magnitude of 8.1 on the surface wave magnitude scale and triggered a destructive tsunami. It badly affected the northern coast of Haiti and what is now the Dominican Republic. Port-de-Paix suffered the greatest damage from both earthquake and tsunami. Approximately 5,000 people were killed by the effects of the earthquake shaking and another 300 by the tsunami.
Located at 19.75 -72.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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