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Touring Bonneau in Haiti

Bonneau in the region of Nord-Ouest is located in Haiti - some 96 mi or ( 155 km ) North of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Bonneau

Time in Bonneau is now 06:52 PM (Thursday) . 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, Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo, and Verrettes. 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 Bonneau ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Labadee/Haiti Dragons Breath Zip Line, Royal Carribean

1:58 min by tonik38
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Labadee's Dragon's Breath Flight / Zip Line is the longest flight line in the world over water. ..

Redcat Tremor ST 1/16 RC Truck 2.4 GHz Québec City

2:10 min by Luc Paradis
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Premier test de mon Redcat Tremor ST 1/16 RC Truck. Octobre 2012 Ville de Québec Terrain de soccer et route ..


walking in Milot, Haiti

2:01 min by lovelyskin
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Walking through the town of Milot with our guide after the earthquake. Narrated by Daniel Schlessinger ..

Bitter Sweet (Long version)

5:48 min by HaitiHappenings
Views: 457 Rating: 5.00

Celebrating the completion of a one year Farmer Field School program for over 2400 cocoa farmers in northern Haiti. Funded as a partnership effort by export company NOVELLA, federation of cocoa cooper ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Fort de Rocher

Fort de Rocher (sometimes called Fort de la Roche or Dovecote) was a seventeenth-century fortress on the Caribbean island of Tortuga, "Ile de la Tortue" Northwest of Haiti. It was built and utilized by buccaneers as the primary defense of the island to prevent encroachment of Spanish forces. The fortress lies in ruin today, with only the foundations remaining.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 20.01 -72.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Forts in Haiti, Tortuga (Haiti)

Capture of Fort Rocher

The Capture of Fort Rocher took place on 9 February 1654, during the Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660). Equipped with one siege battery, a Spanish expedition of 700 troops attacked the buccaneer stronghold of Tortuga, capturing the fort and 500 prisoners including 330 buccaneers and goods valued at approximately 160,000 pieces-of-eight. The Spanish burned the colony to the ground and slaughtered its inhabitants, leaving behind a fort manned by 150 soldiers.

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Located at 20.01 -72.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Anti-piracy, Battles involving England, Battles involving France, Battles involving Spain, Conflicts in 1654, History of Haiti

Nord-Ouest Department

Nord-Ouest (English: North-West, Haitian Creole: Nòdwès) is one of the ten departments of Haiti as well as the northernmost one. It has an area of 2,176 km² and a population of 445,080 (2003 Census). Its capital is Port-de-Paix. With the exception of Tortuga Island and the coastal area near Port-de-Paix, the northwest is mostly arid and barren. Port-de-Paix, which was once a large exporter of coffee and bananas, now imports goods and produce from Miami.

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Located at 19.95 -72.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Departments of Haiti, French words and phrases, Nord-Ouest Department

Port-de-Paix

Port-de-Paix (Pòdepè or Pòdpè in Kréyòl) is a city and the capital of the département of Nord-Ouest in Haïti on the Atlantic coast. It has a population of 250,000 (2009 census). Formerly a large exporter of bananas and coffee, Port-de-Paix is now a centre for smuggled goods from Miami, Florida, USA. The area around the town was given the name "Valparaíso" by Christopher Columbus after landing here on December 6, 1492, and still contains many attractive beaches and locations.

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Located at 19.95 -72.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Communes of Haiti, Nord-Ouest Department, Populated places established in 1665, Populated places in Haiti

Port-de-Paix Airport

Port-de-Paix Airport is in passenger numbers, the third airport in Haiti and is located in the city with the same name, Port-de-Paix, on the north coast of Haiti. The airport does not have radar, nor is it a radio controlled aerodrome. The air traffic control center functions without these. The runway has recently been characterized as a gravel strip.

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Located at 19.94 -72.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Airports in Haiti

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