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Les Cayes

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Les Cayes, often referred to as Aux Cayes (Okay), is a commune and seaport in the Les Cayes Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti, with a population of 71,236. [1]

42 relations: Alexandre Pétion, América des Cayes, American University of the Caribbean (Haiti), André Corvington, André Rigaud, Antoine-Simon Airport, Arrondissements of Haiti, Assotto Saint, Auguste Davezac, Île-à-Vache, Camp-Perrin, Cay, Chrysopogon zizanioides, Departments of Haiti, Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Eastern Time Zone, Euphémie Daguilh, FC Juventus des Cayes, Field hospital, Haiti, Hispaniola, Horace Pauleus Sannon, Hurricane Matthew, Indigenous peoples, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, John James Audubon, Les Cayes Arrondissement, List of ambassadors of the United States to the Netherlands, List of communes of Haiti, Port, Port-au-Prince, Port-à-Piment, Port-Salut, Royal mistress, Simón Bolívar, Stéphanie Villedrouin, Sud (department), Sugarcane, Tropical cyclone, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Venezuela, 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Alexandre Pétion

Alexandre Sabès Pétion (April 2, 1770 – March 29, 1818) was the first President of the Republic of Haiti from 1807 until his death in 1818.

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América des Cayes

América des Cayes is a professional football club based in Les Cayes, Haiti.

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American University of the Caribbean (Haiti)

The American University of the Caribbean (AUCHaiti) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit institution of higher education incorporated in Florida and Republic of Haiti, established in 1985.

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André Corvington

André Corvington (19 November 1877 – 13 December 1918) was a Haitian fencer.

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André Rigaud

Benoit Joseph André Rigaud (1761 – 18 September 1811) was the leading mulatto military leader during the Haitian Revolution.

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Antoine-Simon Airport

Antoine-Simon Airport is the fourth airport in Haiti in passenger traffic and is north of Les Cayes, a Caribbean coastal city in Haiti's Southern peninsula.

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Arrondissements of Haiti

An arrondissement is a level of administrative division in Haiti.

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Assotto Saint

Assotto Saint (October 2, 1957 - June 29, 1994) was a Haitian-born American poet, publisher and performance artist, who was a key figure in LGBT and African-American art and literary culture of the 1980s and early 1990s.

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Auguste Davezac

Auguste Davezac (May 30, 1780 – February 15, 1851) was an American diplomat who served twice as United States Ambassador to the Netherlands.

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Île-à-Vache

Île-à-Vache, (French, also expressed Île-à-Vaches, former Spanish name Isla Vaca, all translate to Cow Island) is a Caribbean island, one of Haiti's satellite islands.

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Camp-Perrin

Camp-Perrin (Kanperen) is a commune in the Les Cayes Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti.

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Cay

A cay, also spelled caye or key, is a small, low-elevation, sandy island on the surface of a coral reef.

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Chrysopogon zizanioides

Chrysopogon zizanioides, commonly known as vetiver (derived from the Tamil: வெட்டிவேர் veṭṭivēr) is a perennial bunchgrass of the Poaceae family, native to India.

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Departments of Haiti

In the administrative divisions of Haiti, the department (French: département) is the first of four levels of government.

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Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar

Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465 in Cuéllar, Spain – c. June 12, 1524 in Santiago de Cuba) was a Spanish conquistador.

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Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing 17 U.S. states in the eastern part of the contiguous United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama in Central America, and the Caribbean Islands.

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Euphémie Daguilh

Euphémie Daguilh (died in Les Cayes, Haiti, 1834), was a Haitian composer and choreographer, royal mistress of emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines and famed for her fearless care of the wounded during the campaign of 1805.

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FC Juventus des Cayes

Football Club Juventus des Cayes (commonly referred to as Juventus des Cayes) is a professional football club based in Les Cayes, Haiti.

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Field hospital

A field hospital is a small mobile medical unit, or mini hospital, that temporarily takes care of casualties on-site before they can be safely transported to more permanent facilities.

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Haiti

Haiti (Haïti; Ayiti), officially the Republic of Haiti and formerly called Hayti, is a sovereign state located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea.

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Hispaniola

Hispaniola (Spanish: La Española; Latin and French: Hispaniola; Haitian Creole: Ispayola; Taíno: Haiti) is an island in the Caribbean island group, the Greater Antilles.

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Horace Pauleus Sannon

Horace Pauleus Sannon (7 April 1870 - 1938 Pétion-Ville) was a Haitian historian and politician.

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Hurricane Matthew

Hurricane Matthew was the first Category 5 Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Felix in 2007, and also caused catastrophic damage and a humanitarian crisis in Haiti, as well as widespread devastation in the southeastern United States.

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Indigenous peoples

Indigenous peoples, also known as first peoples, aboriginal peoples or native peoples, are ethnic groups who are the pre-colonial original inhabitants of a given region, in contrast to groups that have settled, occupied or colonized the area more recently.

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Jean-Jacques Dessalines

Jean-Jacques Dessalines (Haitian Creole: Jan-Jak Desalin;; 20 September 1758 – 17 October 1806) was a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of an independent Haiti under the 1805 constitution.

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John James Audubon

John James Audubon (born Jean Rabin; April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was an American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter.

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Les Cayes Arrondissement

Les Cayes, often referred to as Aux Cayes (Okay) is an arrondissement in the Sud department of Haiti.

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List of ambassadors of the United States to the Netherlands

The United States diplomatic mission to the Netherlands consists of the embassy located in The Hague and a consular office located in Amsterdam.

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List of communes of Haiti

The commune is the third-level divisions of Haiti.

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Port

A port is a maritime commercial facility which may comprise one or more wharves where ships may dock to load and discharge passengers and cargo.

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Port-au-Prince

Port-au-Prince (Pòtoprens) is the capital and most populous city of Haiti.

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Port-à-Piment

Port-à-Piment (Pòtapiman disid) is a commune in the Côteaux Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti.

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Port-Salut

Port-Salut is a coastal commune in the Sud department of Haiti.

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Royal mistress

A royal mistress is the historical position of a mistress to a monarch or an heir apparent.

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Simón Bolívar

Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios Ponte y Blanco (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830), generally known as Simón Bolívar and also colloquially as El Libertador, was a Venezuelan military and political leader who played a leading role in the establishment of Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Panama as sovereign states, independent of Spanish rule.

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Stéphanie Villedrouin

Stéphanie Balmir Villedrouin (born 29 March 1982) is a former Haitian government minister of tourism.

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Sud (department)

Sud (Sid, South) is one of the ten departments of Haiti.

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Sugarcane

Sugarcane, or sugar cane, are several species of tall perennial true grasses of the genus Saccharum, tribe Andropogoneae, native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South and Southeast Asia, Polynesia and Melanesia, and used for sugar production.

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Tropical cyclone

A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain.

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Vasco Núñez de Balboa

Vasco Núñez de Balboa (c. 1475around January 12–21, 1519) was a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador.

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Venezuela

Venezuela, officially denominated Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (República Bolivariana de Venezuela),Previously, the official name was Estado de Venezuela (1830–1856), República de Venezuela (1856–1864), Estados Unidos de Venezuela (1864–1953), and again República de Venezuela (1953–1999).

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2010 Haiti earthquake

The 2010 Haiti earthquake (Séisme de 2010 à Haïti; Tranblemanntè 12 janvye 2010 nan peyi Ayiti) was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicenter near the town of Léogâne (Ouest), approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital.

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Aux Cayes, La Ville Des Cayes, La Ville de Cayes, Les Cayes, Haiti.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Cayes

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