Discover L-Acul in Haiti
L-Acul in the region of Ouest is a town located in Haiti - some 23 mi or ( 37 km ) West of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital .
Local time in L-Acul is now 04:07 AM (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 L-Acul ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Hope Force In Haiti
HFI has a commitment to rebuild and improve the village of Sous Savanne, located in the countryside near the city of Leogane, the epicenter of the 2010 earthquake. Hope Force is providing basic food s ..
Haiti Missions Trip 2007
Our trip to an orphanage in Mariani, Haiti in March & July 2007. We worked with about 100 children there. They are beautiful! Go Free Ministries Int'l is dedicated to helping the poor and lost in Hait ..
Leogane Haiti
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! ..
HAITI LEOGANE TENT CITY
A TENT CITY IN LEOGANE....THEY NOW HAVE LIGHTING; POWERED BY SOLAR...10/17/2011 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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.
Located at 18.51 -72.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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.
Located at 18.43 -72.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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.
Located at 18.43 -72.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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.
Located at 18.42 -72.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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.
Located at 18.46 -72.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
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