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Fond Bois Destination Guide

Touring Fond Bois in Haiti

Fond Bois in the region of Ouest is a city located in Haiti - some 9 mi or ( 15 km ) South-West of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Fond Bois

Time in Fond Bois is now 12:14 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Port-au-Prince " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, San Juan de la Maguana, Sabaneta, and Neiba. Being here already, consider visiting Santo Domingo . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Fond Bois ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Papa Legba - Boukman Eksperyans

1:45 min by Yemanja123
Views: 17108 Rating: 4.93

LEGBA ( Boukman Eksperyans from the Album LIBETE / FREEDOM) please visit: www.boukmaneksperyans.com Papa Legba - he opens and closes the doorway. The gate-keeper' between the worlds of the living and ..

Jesus Name Orphanage

1:39 min by aarongillespie
Views: 2506 Rating: 5.00

Aaron recently spent some time in Haiti with Samaritan's Purse and the Rapid Response Team prayer chaplains from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. He prayed for people alongside the chaplains ..


Bicycling Haiti

0:52 min by 0913487bendepp
Views: 1796 Rating: 5.00

Riding one-handed with a point-and-shoot digital camera is not a great idea. For the city riding, I bolted the camera to my helmet. annbekan.blogspot.com ..

2009 Trinity UMC Haiti Mission trip

5:18 min by living4HIMmedia
Views: 1285 Rating: 5.00

A 13 member mission team has returned from an 8 day trip to Haiti, where they delivered over $20000 worth of medical supplies to Grace Childrens Hospital, and other ministry sites. In addition over $7 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Carrefour, Haiti

Carrefour is a largely residential and a commune in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. The commune had a population of 373,916 at the 2003 Census, and was officially estimated to have grown to 465,019 inhabitants in 2009. It is mostly a bedroom community for those who work in central Port-au-Prince. The neighborhood is very poor and ill-serviced, however, as of recently, small-scale construction has gone on in the area along with street renovations.

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Located at 18.53 -72.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Communes of Haiti, Ouest Department, Populated places in Haiti, Port-au-Prince

2010 Haiti earthquake

The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicenter near the town of Léogâne, approximately 25 km west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimated three million people were affected by the quake. The highest reliable death count was estimated at 220,000. Haitian government estimates were higher.

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Located at 18.46 -72.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 2010 Haiti earthquake, 2010 earthquakes, 2010 in Haiti, Earthquakes in Haiti

Stade Sylvio Cator

Stade Sylvio Cator is a multi-purpose stadium in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It is currently used mostly for association football matches, and is turfed with artificial turf. The stadium bears the name of Haitian Olympic medalist Sylvio Cator. With a capacity of 10,500, the structure is undergoing renovation and expansion as of August 2011. It was partly destroyed by the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010, and a tent-city sprouted within its confines.

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Located at 18.54 -72.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Athletics (track and field) venues in Haiti, Buildings and structures in Port-au-Prince, Football venues in Haiti, Multi-purpose stadiums, National stadiums

Hotel Oloffson

The Hotel Oloffson is an inn in central Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The main structure of the hotel is a 19th century Gothic gingerbread mansion set in a lush tropical garden. The mansion was built as a residence for the powerful Sam family, including two former presidents of Haiti. The hotel was the real-life inspiration for the fictional Hotel Trianon in Graham Greene's famous 1966 novel The Comedians.

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Located at 18.53 -72.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Port-au-Prince, Companies of Haiti, History of Haiti, Hotels established in 1935, Hotels in Haiti

Port international de Port-au-Prince

The Port international de Port-au-Prince is the seaport in the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. It suffered catastrophic damage in the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Some of docks and warehouses are operated by the government's Autorite Portuaire Nationale (APN), and some are run by private companies.

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Located at 18.55 -72.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 2010 Haiti earthquake relief, Port-au-Prince, Ports and harbours of Haiti