Jacmel

Jacmel is a commune in southern previously founded by the Spanish in 1504 before the relocation of the Dominicans to the eastern side of the island after the Devastations of Osorio and repopulated by the French in 1698.

Jacmel

Latitude
18.2974° or 18° 17′ 51″ north
Longitude
-72.5234° or 72° 31′ 24″ west
Elevation
243 metres (797 feet)
Open location code
77C97FWG+XM
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From French to Haitian—“Jacmel” goes by many names.

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