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Haiti

Background: The native Arawak Amerindians - who inhabited the island of Hispaniola when it was discovered by Columbus in 1492 - were virtually annihilated by Spanish settlers within 25 years. In the early 17th century, the French established a presence on Hispaniola, and in 1697, Spain ceded to the French the western third of the island - Haiti. The French colony, based on forestry and sugar-related industries, became one of the wealthiest in the Caribbean, but only through the heavy importation of African slaves and considerable environmental degradation. In the late 18th century, Haiti's nearly half million slaves revolted under Toussaint L'OUVERTURE and after a prolonged struggle, became the first black republic to declare its independence in 1804. Haiti has been plagued by political violence for most of its history. It is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.




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Four Full Days
4 days ago: kmiller published a blog
Four Full Days
July 1st 2009  Central America Caribbean » Haiti
Sunday night it rained so hard. The next morning it was still cloudy, but the sun was starting to shine through the grey clouds. As I looked at the water from the night before on the leaves that are ... 12 photos [full story]

Trip Beginnings
4 days ago: kmiller published a blog
Trip Beginnings
June 26th 2009  Central America Caribbean » Haiti
Arriving in Haiti and seeing all the people that I met eight months ago, reminded me of why I am called there. To rekindle the relationships and pour the truth of Christ into those people. I felt so ... 8 photos [full story]

138 days ago: Natmo published a blog
Haiti
February 18th 2009  Central America Caribbean » Haiti
Haiti is a place that I thought would be one thing and I proved myself right. Well, for the most part. The country itself looks much like the Dominican Republic but the buildings have a little more o ... [full story]

183 days ago: travlinfool published a blog
Haiti Hopes
November 2nd 2008  Central America Caribbean » Haiti
Wow. I had forgotten what a time warp I live in when volunteering for Hands On Disaster Response. I left Bangladesh when the project completed last April and continued traveling throughout India and S ... [full story]


Haiti Blog Entries

Traffic in Port au Prince
Faces of Haiti,
Fishermen receiving a cold bottle of water,,,
Haitian sailboat
Dolphins
This older deaf fishermen came over asking for a cigarette!! You don’t need to know sign language to understand what he wanted (two fingers to his mouth and motioning the flick of a lighter)
Jermemie, Haiti from aboard
Downtown Jérémie
Traffic on the country side,
Haitian Lady
Haitian Vendor,
Banana tree leaves after the spring rain
Haitian Bus
Local Haitian Lady
s/v My Love III at mooring
Local Fisherman

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Areas in Haiti: Belle Anse (4) | Cabaret | Cavaillon | Labadee (6) | Petionville (9) | Port-au-Prince (1)


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