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Les Cayes

Les Cayes (lā kā) [key], Cayes,or Aux Cayes (ō kā) [key], town (1990 est. pop. 37,600), SW Haiti, on the Caribbean Sea. Haiti's chief southern port, it handles exports, mainly sugar and coffee.

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