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Rato Destination Guide

Touring Rato in Haiti

Rato in the region of Ouest is a city located in Haiti - some 29 mi or ( 47 km ) East of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital city .

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Time in Rato is now 03:28 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Port-au-Prince " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santa Cruz de Barahona, San Pedro de Macorís, and Puerto Plata. 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 Rato ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Amazing Port-au-Prince MD-80 Cockpit Video, MTPP Toussaint Louverture International Haiti HD720p

22:17 min by haitiano1982
Views: 7237 Rating: 5.00

Descend over the Dominican Republic through a canyon connecting to Haiti. There are 2 Lakes in this canyon. The first you see is in the Dominican Republic, called "Enriquillo". It has an National Park ..

Visit to a Haitian Village

4:14 min by Brenton Rogers
Views: 644 Rating: 5.00

Footage of our truck entering Village 41 in Haiti. Medical Mission Trip 2011 ..


GRACE SEWS FOR HAITI OCTOBER 2011.wmv

5:43 min by lessofmemoreofthee
Views: 181 Rating: 5.00

Community in La Vernia, Texas come together to SEW Dresses for HAITI. October 2011 Grace Bible Church, La Vernia, Texas shares dresses made with the children and families in Carrefour, Haiti. ..

Tension leaving Batey 41 in Haiti

1:27 min by Brenton Rogers
Views: 136 Rating: 0.00

As we finished up the day of medical treatment at this Haitian batey we were giving out soccer balls for the kids and a few people were wanting as much as they could get... ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Etang Saumâtre

Étang Saumâtre is the largest lake in Haiti and the second largest lake in Hispaniola, after Lake Enriquillo. It is also known as Lac Azuéi (Lake Azuéi); it is called Lago del Fondo in the Dominican Republic. Its Taíno name was Yainagua. The Étang Saumâtre, the brackish water lake is a twin of the Enriquillo Lake, is 22 kilometres east of Port-au-Prince on the fertile Plaine du Cul-de-Sac.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 18.60 -72.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Dominican Republic–Haiti border, International lakes of North America, Lagoons, Lakes of Haiti

Malpasse

Malpasse is a town in the Croix-des-Bouquets arrondissement, inside the Ouest Department of Haiti. It is located around {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:18|29|20|N|71|53|1|W| | |name= }}. Its border crossing to Jimaní is one of the four chief land crossings to the Dominican Republic.

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Located at 18.49 -71.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Dominican Republic–Haiti border crossings, Ouest Department, Populated places in Haiti

Jimaní

Jimaní is the capital and the second largest city of the Independencia Province of the Dominican Republic. It serves as one of the two main thoroughfares to Haiti, with a duty free open air marketplace operating on the border with the Haitian town of Malpasse. Half of the town was completely washed away in the flash flood of May 25, 2004, killing many of the citizens during the night. It is still in the process of rebuilding.

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Located at 18.48 -71.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Dominican Republic–Haiti border crossings, Independencia Province, Populated places in the Dominican Republic

Rivière Soliette

The Rivière Soliette (in Haiti) or Arroyo Blanco (in the Dominican Republic) is a river in the southwest of the Dominican Republic. On 24 May 2004, it overran its banks resulting in the death of over one thousand individuals, with hundreds more injured and homeless near the city of Jimani.

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Located at 18.48 -71.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Rivers of the Dominican Republic

Belladère

Belladère is a town in the Lascahobas Arrondissement, inside the Centre Department of Haiti. Its border crossing to Comendador (Elías Piña) is one of the four chief land crossings to the Dominican Republic.

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Located at 18.87 -71.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Centre Department, Communes of Haiti, Dominican Republic–Haiti border crossings, Populated places in Haiti