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Touring Plaume in Haiti

Plaume in the region of Ouest is located in Haiti - some 9 mi or ( 15 km ) South-West of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital city .

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Time in Plaume is now 01:16 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Port-au-Prince " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, San Juan de la Maguana, Sabaneta, and Neiba. Being here already, consider visiting Santo Domingo . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Plaume ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Rebuilding Haiti: Haitians say jobs, schools, homes are key to recovery

4:10 min by oxfaminternational
Views: 3658 Rating: 4.43

What do Haitians want? On March 12th, 2010, film students from Haiti's only film school Cine Institute in Jacmel, in partnership with Oxfam and FilmAid, asked Haitians about their priorities for rebui ..

Jesus Name Orphanage

1:39 min by aarongillespie
Views: 2506 Rating: 5.00

Aaron recently spent some time in Haiti with Samaritan's Purse and the Rapid Response Team prayer chaplains from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. He prayed for people alongside the chaplains ..


Executives Without Borders- Haiti - What is Needed Now?

7:31 min by ExecWB07
Views: 1695 Rating: 5.00

Trip to Haiti coordinated by Executives Without Borders, US Chamber of Commerce and the Business Civic Leadership Center to assess business opportunities in Haiti. Produced by Dow Chemical who is a pa ..

2009 Trinity UMC Haiti Mission trip

5:18 min by living4HIMmedia
Views: 1285 Rating: 5.00

A 13 member mission team has returned from an 8 day trip to Haiti, where they delivered over $20000 worth of medical supplies to Grace Childrens Hospital, and other ministry sites. In addition over $7 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

La Visite National Park

La Visite National Park (French: Parc National La Visite) is one of the two national parks of the Republic of Haiti. The park covers approximately 30 km, consisting mainly of pine forest, grasslands, and some montane broadleaf forest at an altitude above 1,700 m . The Haitian government established the La Visite National Park in 1983. The capital,Port-au-Prince, is only 22 kilometers north from the park. The western boundary of La Visite is the ridge of the Massif de la Selle.

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Located at 18.33 -72.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Biota of Hispaniola, National parks of Haiti

Kenscoff

Kenscoff is a town in the Ouest Department of Haiti, located in mountainous country some 10 kilometres to the southeast of the capital Port-au-Prince. The altitude is approximately 1500 meters. Because of its altitude, the temperature is on average cooler than the capital and during winter months it can become quite cold; cold enough to warrant a sweater or a jacket. It has a population of around 4000.

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Located at 18.45 -72.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Communes of Haiti, Ouest Department, Populated places in Haiti

Carrefour, Haiti

Carrefour is a largely residential and a commune in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. The commune had a population of 373,916 at the 2003 Census, and was officially estimated to have grown to 465,019 inhabitants in 2009. It is mostly a bedroom community for those who work in central Port-au-Prince. The neighborhood is very poor and ill-serviced, however, as of recently, small-scale construction has gone on in the area along with street renovations.

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Located at 18.53 -72.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Communes of Haiti, Ouest Department, Populated places in Haiti, Port-au-Prince

1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake

The 1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake occurred at 12:50 UTC on 21 November in French Haiti, followed by a sea wave. Another earthquake was reported at the same location on 15 September of the same year and it is uncertain whether the two reports refer to the same event.

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Located at 18.50 -72.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 1751 earthquakes, 1751 in the Caribbean, Earthquakes in Haiti

Hotel Oloffson

The Hotel Oloffson is an inn in central Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The main structure of the hotel is a 19th century Gothic gingerbread mansion set in a lush tropical garden. The mansion was built as a residence for the powerful Sam family, including two former presidents of Haiti. The hotel was the real-life inspiration for the fictional Hotel Trianon in Graham Greene's famous 1966 novel The Comedians.

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Located at 18.53 -72.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Port-au-Prince, Companies of Haiti, History of Haiti, Hotels established in 1935, Hotels in Haiti