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Discover Gaston in Haiti

Gaston in the region of Ouest is a place located in Haiti - some 35 mi or ( 56 km ) West of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital .

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Local time in Gaston is now 12:05 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Port-au-Prince " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, Jimani, Santiago de Cuba, and Guantánamo. When in this area, you might want to check out Santo Domingo . We discovered 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 Gaston ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Ayiti - Nou pap lage... se pou kenbe

2:16 min by Mariposa1Kamikaze
Views: 9007 Rating: 5.00

Driving along the Route Nationale 2 in Haiti, near Petit Goave, approx. 70 km south of the capital Port au Prince. Music: "Nou pap lage" from Barikad Crew (engl. "We don´t give up") Observe the tiny l ..

Serenity Resort Presentation

8:36 min by DesignoWebsite
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Serenity Resort Project overview. ..


ReliefQuest Haiti trip 4

2:26 min by Bob McCallan
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ReliefQuest trip #4 to Haiti ..

Ismail & Angelo hooping in Haiti

0:29 min by Carissa Caricato
Views: 47 Rating: 0.00

Introducing the kids in the Happy House in Petit Goave, Haiti, to hoop dancing the first night there for Christmas 2009. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 4 km away
Tags: 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 6 km away
Tags: 1770 earthquakes, 1770 in the Caribbean, Earthquakes in 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.

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Located at 18.43 -72.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Communes of Haiti, Ouest Department, Populated places in Haiti

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.

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

Les Palmes, Haiti

Les Palmes is a rural area in the Sud-Est Department of Haiti. There are more than 30,000 people living in the area.

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Located at 18.33 -72.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Populated places in Haiti, Sud-Est Department

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