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Petite Place Destination Guide

Delve into Petite Place in Haiti

Petite Place in the region of Ouest is a city in Haiti - some 21 mi or ( 34 km ) South-West of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Petite Place

Current time in Petite Place is now 04:03 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Port-au-Prince " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, Sabaneta, Neiba, and Santiago de Cuba. While being here, make sure to check out Santo Domingo . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Petite Place ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Vaudou Haïtien Cérémonie Makaya - avec sacrifice d'un boeuf

1:56 min by simoenthomas
Views: 18104 Rating: 4.73

Cérémonie Vaudou Makaya Société Gran Dra Société Gran Dra Au Hounfor de Caye Zila - Jacmel - Haïti Eté 2010 ..

Haitian Machete Fighting ~ January '09 #1 (Professor Avril trains Mike with real blades)

8:51 min by generalrelative
Views: 13646 Rating: 4.35

This is Haitian Machete Fencing—a functional martial art rooted in Haiti's 200-year-old struggle for independence. What you are seeing is not choreographed, but rather a 'living system' of training in ..


High dives Bassin Bleu- dangerous!!!

0:51 min by ambreginny
Views: 7428 Rating: 4.64

Bassin Bleu, Jacmel, Haiti. Local kids jumping off a tall jagged rock into a 75 foot bassin below. ..

Ayewopò Jakmel - HAITI

3:31 min by jwetPouOu
Views: 6545 Rating: 5.00

Un Aérogare moderne est en train dêtre construit à Jacmel en vue den faire un pôle touristique et économique fort. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 13 km away
Tags: 2010 Haiti earthquake, 2010 earthquakes, 2010 in Haiti, Earthquakes in Haiti

Grand Rivière de Jacmel

The Grand Rivière de Jacmel is a river in Haiti. It is approximately 1.8 kilometers long.

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Located at 18.23 -72.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Rivers of Haiti

Sud-Est Department

For the district of Botswana, see South-East District. Sud-Est (English: South-East, Haitian Creole: Sidès) is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It has an area of 2,023 km² and a population of 518,200 (2002). Its capital is Jacmel. It used to be part of Ouest Department.

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Located at 18.23 -72.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Departments of Haiti, Sud-Est Department

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 19 km away
Tags: Communes of Haiti, Léogâne, 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 21 km away
Tags: Rivers of Haiti