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Explore Defre in Haiti

Defre in the region of Ouest is a town in Haiti - some 12 mi or ( 20 km ) East of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Defre is now 12:21 AM (Monday) . 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, Santa Cruz de Barahona, San Juan de la Maguana, and Salvaleón de Higüey. 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 Defre ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Royal Oasis : A 5 star Hotel opening soon in Haiti (developer and CEO : Jerry Tardieu)

2:04 min by renaldop
Views: 47654 Rating: 5.00

The Royal Oasis -- opening in Haiti during the summer of 2012 -- will be a 130 room city hotel that will operate under the flag of the Spanish hospitality chain - Occidental Hotels & Resorts (OHR) - o ..

Haiti - Here I am to Worship Video

3:30 min by Paul Harris
Views: 564 Rating: 5.00

Videos and photos from February 2010 mission trip to Village of Hope in Haiti, set to a laptop recording by Paul Harris doing "Here I am to Worship." ..


Riding in Haiti, Project Help Haiti

1:03 min by yargerstrong
Views: 370 Rating: 0.00

This is how we travel in Haiti. What a wonderful first sight and experience of the country. So many sights sounds and smell! Some good some bad! ..

Yahve Jire Childrens Foundation - Rebuilding after the quake

4:14 min by chrisgregory57
Views: 264 Rating: 0.00

In response to the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010, eleven men from the Bible Chapel supported Yahve Jire Children's Foundation (yjchildrensfoundation.org in rebuilding the orphanage ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Dubé

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Located at 18.55 -72.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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2008 Pétionville school collapse

The Pétionville school collapse occurred on November 7, 2008, in Pétionville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, when the church-operated Collège La Promesse Évangélique ("The Evangelical Promise School") collapsed at around 10:00 a.m. local time . About 700 students from kindergarten through high school attended the school; however, it is unclear how many were in the three-story building when it collapsed. At least 93 people, mostly children, were confirmed killed, and over 150 injured.

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Located at 18.52 -72.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 2008 disasters, 2008 in Haiti, Collapsed buildings, Disasters in Haiti, Disasters in schools

Pétionville

Pétion-Ville is a commune and a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in the hills east and separate of the city itself on the northern hills of the Massif de la Selle. It was named after Alexandre Sabès Pétion (1770–1818), the Haitian general and president later recognized as one of the country's four founding fathers. The district is primarily a residential and tourist area. It held a population of 283,052 at the 2003 Census, which was officially estimated to have reached 342,694 in 2009.

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Located at 18.52 -72.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Communes of Haiti, Ouest Department, Populated places in Haiti, Port-au-Prince

Trou Caïman

Trou Caïman, sometimes called Eau Gallée by locals, is a saltwater lake in Haiti known for its excellent birdwatching opportunities. The lake is 9 km (5.6 mi) long, 3 km (1.9 mi) wide, and approximately 16 km² (6.2 mi²) in area. It is located northeast of Croix-des-Bouquets in the Ouest Department on the Plaine du Cul-de-Sac rift valley nearby much larger saline lakes such as Lake Azuéi in Haiti, and Lake Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic.

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Located at 18.65 -72.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Lakes of Haiti

Kenscoff

Kenscoff is a town in the Ouest Department of Haiti, located in mountainous country some 10 kilometres to the southeast of the capital Port-au-Prince. The altitude is approximately 1500 meters. Because of its altitude, the temperature is on average cooler than the capital and during winter months it can become quite cold; cold enough to warrant a sweater or a jacket. It has a population of around 4000.

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Located at 18.45 -72.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Communes of Haiti, Ouest Department, Populated places in Haiti