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Bois La Haut Destination Guide

Discover Bois La Haut in Haiti

Bois La Haut in the region of Ouest is a town located in Haiti - some 24 mi or ( 39 km ) West of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Bois La Haut

Local time in Bois La Haut is now 02:35 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Port-au-Prince " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, Neiba, Santiago de Cuba, and Guantánamo. When in this area, you might want to check out Santo Domingo . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Bois La Haut ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Leogane Haiti

9:59 min by bluemoonadventure
Views: 1462 Rating: 5.00

Summer in Leogane 2010. Sorry I didn't have pics of everyone. Hope you enjoy it. Youtube wouldn't allow me to use the Leogane theme song... :-( Thanks to Mira, I used Dubic's songs that she recorded! ..

School Building in Leogane - All Hands.wmv

1:05 min by levelonemusicgroup
Views: 393 Rating: 0.00

The All Hands team completes a foundadtion for a new school in Leogane.You can see the destroyed school in the background. I was a part of history! Got to put my hands in the cement. Amazing experienc ..


2012 LINK Haiti Trip Video 3

5:32 min by rjftv
Views: 244 Rating: 0.00

It's the activities of Tuesday, March 27 and another busy day. Twenty-five yards of cement to pour on the second floor of a building - all by hand. Also, working with kids, no, not on the cement pour, ..

Van doos in Haiti

0:21 min by catycat911
Views: 211 Rating: 5.00

Vandoo in Haiti. Marching with the Children ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Rivière de Grand Goâve

The Rivière de Grand Goâve is a river of Haiti. The 12 January 2010 7.0 tremor created a landslide which formed a landslide dam blocking the river, that can potentially contain a large basin of water. Though it is now dry, the wet season is approaching, and a dam collapse would directly outflow the contents through the city of Grand-Goâve. The dam is located a dozen kilometres from the city of Grand-Goâve.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 18.43 -72.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Rivers of Haiti

Grand-Goâve

Grand Goâve is a city in the Ouest Department of southwestern Haiti. It is located at around {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:18|25|44|N|72|46|14|W| |primary |name= }}. The Rivière de Grand Goâve passes to the east of the town. It is bridged by National Route No. 2 to the south and forded by Rue Tonnere to the east.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 18.43 -72.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Communes of Haiti, Ouest Department, Populated places in Haiti

1770 Port-au-Prince earthquake

The 1770 Port-au-Prince earthquake took place at 7:15 pm on June 3, 1770, on the Enriquillo fault near Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue, the French colony that is now the country of Haiti. The earthquake was strong enough to destroy Port-au-Prince, and leveled all the buildings between Lake Miragoâne and Petit-Goâve, to the west of Port-au-Prince.

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Located at 18.42 -72.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 1770 earthquakes, 1770 in the Caribbean, Earthquakes in Haiti

Léogâne

Léogâne is a seaside town in Ouest Department, Haïti. It is located in the eponymous arrondissement, the Léogâne Arrondissement. The port town is located about 29 km West of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. The town was at the epicenter of the 12 January 2010 earthquake, and was catastrophically affected, with 80-90% of buildings damaged. It also had been destroyed in an earthquake in 1770.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 18.51 -72.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Communes of Haiti, Léogâne, Ouest Department, Populated places in Haiti

Durissy, Haiti

Durissy is a village in the Ouest Department of Haiti. It is west-southwest of Port-au-Prince.

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Located at 18.38 -72.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Ouest Department, Populated places in Haiti