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Discover Despines in Haiti

Despines in the region of Sud-Est is a place located in Haiti - some 18 mi or ( 29 km ) South-West of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Despines

Local time in Despines is now 04:24 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Port-au-Prince " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, San Juan de la Maguana, Sabaneta, and Neiba. When in this area, you might want to check out Santo Domingo . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Despines ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

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. ..


Vaudou Haïtien : Cérémonie Vaudou familiale

1:39 min by simoenthomas
Views: 4747 Rating: 5.00

Cérémonie Vaudou "familiale" dans la campagne haïtienne proche Caye Jacmel - sur la route de "Jet d'eau" A noter la présence d'un "Père Savane". Les "pères-savanes" sont les représentants officieux de ..

New River Goes to Haiti

6:29 min by SneakyNinjaVideos
Views: 3551 Rating: 5.00

In June of 2007, two teams from New River Fellowship in Franklin, TN took a journey to bring Love to Jacmel, Haiti. Will you share our vision? ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 11 km away
Tags: Departments of Haiti, Sud-Est Department

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 12 km away
Tags: Rivers of Haiti

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 16 km away
Tags: Biota of Hispaniola, National parks of Haiti

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 16 km away
Tags: 2010 Haiti earthquake, 2010 earthquakes, 2010 in Haiti, Earthquakes in 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 26 km away
Tags: Communes of Haiti, Ouest Department, Populated places in Haiti