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Petite Riviere de Artibonite, Haiti (601 words) |
 | In the lowlands of the Artibonite there has been continuous cultivation and settlement for 300 years. |
 | Those hillsides are naturally arid, and the cutting of the trees for the charcoal industry hasn't allowed the natural cover to recover. |
 | Here in the Artibonite valley there is natural replenishment of the soil thru that method of the Nile, siltation. |
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National Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Haiti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (390 words) |
 | The National Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Haiti is a rebel group in Haiti that presently controls most of the country. |
 | It was briefly known as the "Revolutionary Artibonite Resistance Front", after the country's central Artibonite region, before being renamed on February 19, 2004 to emphasize its national scope. |
 | The rebels also controlled most of the roads connecting the central Artibonite province with the north and south of the country. |