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Explore Lorin in Haiti

Lorin in the region of Ouest is a town in Haiti - some 20 mi or ( 33 km ) West of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Lorin

Current time in Lorin is now 12:28 PM (Sunday) . 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, Santiago de Cuba, and Guantánamo. 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 Lorin ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Hope Force In Haiti

6:49 min by oconnord100
Views: 42916 Rating: 4.35

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

8:05 min by GFMIonline
Views: 4641 Rating: 4.80

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

9:59 min by bluemoonadventure
Views: 1462 Rating: 5.00

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

1:17 min by joylin clark
Views: 489 Rating: 0.00

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.

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Located at 18.51 -72.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Communes of Haiti, Léogâne, Ouest Department, Populated places in Haiti

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 11 km away
Tags: 2010 Haiti earthquake, 2010 earthquakes, 2010 in Haiti, Earthquakes 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 14 km away
Tags: Rivers of 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 15 km away
Tags: Communes of Haiti, Ouest Department, Populated places in Haiti

Momance River

The Momance River is a river of Haiti.

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Located at 18.57 -72.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Rivers of Haiti

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