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Margot Destination Guide

Delve into Margot in Haiti

Margot in the region of Nord is a city in Haiti - some 88 mi or ( 142 km ) North of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital .

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Current time in Margot is now 07:42 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, Salvaleón de Higüey, Sabaneta, 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 Margot ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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 ..


Ravine des Roches - Limbe

0:24 min by HaitiHappenings
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New Project 2 ..

Haiti

0:28 min by Robert Rippee
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Haitian woman dancing while grinding coffee in Labadee, Haiti ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Rivière du Limbè

The Rivière du Limbè is a river of Haiti.

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Located at 19.80 -72.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Rivers of Haiti

Gros-Morne Arrondissement

Gros-Morne is an arrondissement of Artibonite Department,

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Located at 19.67 -72.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Arrondissements of Haiti, Artibonite Department

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.

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Located at 20.01 -72.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 30 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 30 km away
Tags: Anti-piracy, Battles involving England, Battles involving France, Battles involving Spain, Conflicts in 1654, History of Haiti