Explore Lapegon in Haiti
Lapegon in the region of Ouest is a town in Haiti - some 27 mi or ( 43 km ) South-West of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital city .
Current time in Lapegon is now 05:27 PM (Thursday) . 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, Neiba, Jimani, and Santiago de Cuba. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Santo Domingo . We saw 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 Lapegon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Haitian Kids Freestyling
A couple of kids from Haiti are freestyling in Creole at the historic battle point where Haiti beat off the French for their Indpendence in Cap-Haitien. This video was filmed one week before the big e ..
Built It Week 2011 - Volunteers onsite - House Handover - Haven - Haiti
Over 300 Haven Volunteers built 55 houses in Leogane in Haiti over a week period in Oct/Nov 2011 - this video shows their progress and thoughts on the experience. Interviews with volunteers, Haven sta ..
Mission of Hope - Haiti 2011
Clips from our 2010-2011 trip to Mission of Hope in Grand-Goave, Haiti. ..
Haiti, Jacmel : Festival Film Jakmel 2007 Announcement
A Festival FIlm Jakmel Production © 2007. Festival Film Jakmel announces plans for the 2008 Film Festival in Jakmel, Haiti. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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 14 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 14 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 15 km away
Durissy, Haiti
Durissy is a village in the Ouest Department of Haiti. It is west-southwest of Port-au-Prince.
Located at 18.38 -72.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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.
Located at 18.33 -72.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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