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Haiti (i/ˈheɪti/; French: Haïti [a.iti]; Haitian Creole: Ayiti [ajiti]), officially the Republic of Haiti (French: République d'Haïti; Haitian Creole: Repiblik Ayiti), is a country in the western hemisphere, and is located on the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is 27,750 square kilometres (10,714 sq mi) in size and has an estimated 10.6 million people, making it the most populous country in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the third-most populous country in the Caribbean as a whole.
Originally inhabited by the indigenous Taíno people, Europeans first became aware of the island on December 5, 1492 during the first voyage of Christopher Columbus across the Atlantic. When Columbus first landed in Haiti, he had thought he had found India or Asia. Deciding to establish the first settlement in the area, a contingent of men were left at an outpost christened La Navidad because of the wreck to their sunken flagship, the Santa Maria, that occurred at Christmas, north of what is now Limonade. The island was named Hispaniola and claimed by Spain, which ruled until the early 17th century. Competing claims and settlements by the French led to the western portion of the island being ceded to France, which named it Saint-Domingue. The development of sugarcane plantations, worked by slaves brought from Africa, led to the colony being among the most lucrative in the world.
Port-au-Prince (/ˌpɔːrtoʊˈprɪns/; French pronunciation: [pɔʁopʁɛ̃s]; Haitian Creole: Pòtoprens) is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean country of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 987,310 in 2015 with the metropolitan area (aire métropolitaine) estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The metropolitan area is defined by the IHSI as including the communes of Port-au-Prince, Delmas, Cite Soleil, Tabarre, Carrefour, and Pétionville.
The city of Port-au-Prince is on the Gulf of Gonâve: the bay on which the city lies, which acts as a natural harbor, has sustained economic activity since the civilizations of the Arawaks. It was first incorporated under the colonial rule of the French, in 1749. The city's layout is similar to that of an amphitheatre; commercial districts are near the water, while residential neighborhoods are located on the hills above. Its population is difficult to ascertain due to the rapid growth of slums in the hillsides above the city; however, recent estimates place the metropolitan area's population at around 3.7 million, nearly half of the country's national population.
Driving down Lalue in Port-au-Prince Haiti - June 2014
On August, 17, 2016, Emmanuel Altenor made his first journey to Haiti. He took in as many images and experienced as much as he could, and the result of that is this travel doc, Diaspora Come Home. This is Part 1 of three. Part 2 will feature the coastal spot, Leogane. Emmanuel hopes to inspire other Haitian diaspora to make the trip to Haiti. This will make us more effective in helping the country. The Haitian people are beyond welcoming, but Haiti is an absolutely beautiful country. Please visit.
Sunday August 31, 2014: A non-stop drive from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, International Airport to the Karibe Hotel in Pétionville. Typical traffic and pedestrians in Port-au-Prince around noon time. The rubble from the 2010 has been cleaned up from the streets...
DASHCAM FOOTAGE FROM HAITI; RECORDED ON JUNE 17TH 2016. The driver comes across a crowd of people, eventually finding out that they are standing next to 2 dead bodies in the middle of the road. Luckily, the police was already at the scene, and vehicle traffic continues as usual.
I take a road trip from Port-Au-Prince to Grand Goave...a small beach town around 2-3 hours drive. With me is the owner of the house I rented..he is going to meet with some business partners. // Friend me on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/paul.dembowski.927 // Here is a link to the house I stayed in Petionville https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/3774397 // Click on this link to get $30 free AirBnb travel credit www.airbnb.com/c/pdembowski?s=8
Once a major tourist destination in the 70's, after wars, epidemics, and dictatorships, Haiti fell off the vacation map. It's still on the State Department's travel warning list, but the Haitian government says it's safe and fun for Americans to visit. Vocativ went to Haiti and talked to the minister of tourism, tour guides, police, to explore what a vacation in Haiti would look like.
Planning to visit Haiti? Check out our Haiti Travel Guide video and see top most Tourist Attractions in Haiti. Top Places to visit in Haiti: Citadelle Laferrière, Sans-Souci Palace, Etang Saumâtre, National Museum of Art, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Stade Sylvio Cator, Musee de Guahaba, Barbancourt Rum Distillery, Bassin-Bleu, Iron Market, Labadee, Papillon Enterprise, Cathedrale Notre Dame de Cap Haitien, Pétionville, Ogier-Fombrun Museum Subscribe to Social Bubble: https://www.youtube.com/c/SocialBubbleNashik?sub_confirmation=1 To go to the World Travel Guide playlist go to: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3wNXIKi7sz3IilVSbByNJzEsCmsbIgv1 Visit our Website: http://socialbubble.global Follow us on Google+: https://plus.google.com/+SocialBubbleNashik Follow us on F...
Journalist Monica Walton travels to Cap-Haitien, Port-au-Prince and Jacmel in Haiti in search of art, history, culture and voodoo. What she finds may surprise you. Originally posted at: https://vimeo.com/147966613
Traveling from the DR to Haiti. About Me // I am 25, from Marietta, Georgia and I started this channel in 2013 in my final semester of my college. After graduating from Auburn University in Alabama I spent four months in Europe and tried my hand at vloging. You can watch the whole series here and forgive me for filming it on my iPhone. Right after traveling I moved to DC where I lived for two years. Last summer I backpacked through Central America and produced a 10 part vlog series about that as well. I currently am traveling on World Race. The World Race is an 11 month mission trip to 11 countries. I post videos almost every day, so subscribe and stay a while if you want to see more. - All filmed on a Canon S120, Canon G7x and Canon T3i. Thanks for watching, Julia
This is what it's like to spend six days in Haiti. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MutmrcNxSe8 Haiti has been getting a lot of press from the earthquake but it's actually a great place to explore. Hatian food is great by the way. Ahiti. Youtuber goes to Haiti. Most taxis are motorbikes and there are UN Troops everywhere. June and July in Haiti. Sterling Toliver Rose Padilla Portnoy and Nick ******* in Haiti. Oh and don't read this by the way these are just key words organized into sentences. Special on haiti. Youtuber Goes to Haiti. This is a real Haiti adventure, we rode on the 4 person motorbikes, took pickup truck buses from Cap-Haitian to Gonaives where we got taken by the Ebenezer mission before continuing on to puert au prince. Haiti is great, the people are nice and a l...
Haiti's Tourism, Haiti's Vacation Spots, Haitian Culture & Music, Haitian's Way Of Life, Haiti's Provinces, Monuments & Gorgeous Sites - In English, French & Creole - By: "JcLaurent " ---- Join "Haiti Vers L'Avant" Page Group On Facebook ---- Devenu Membre D' "Haiti Vers L'Avant" Groupe Page Sur Facebook.
Haiti Travel Video Guide: Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. Tourists who are unsettled by grinding poverty probably should visit elsewhere. However, for those with patience and an open mind, Haiti reveals a rich culture that is unique among post-colonial nations. It is extremely helpful when traveling in Haiti to have a local contact, through a church, a hotel, or just through making friends with someone. Experiences like dining locally, riding on a tap-tap, or strolling through one of the insanely crowded outdoor markets are great fun and very worth doing but are much safer and easier if you have a trusted Haitian to go along as a guide and interpreter. Enjoy your Haiti Travel Video Guide! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH0T1A2oCK8
Travel video about destination The Caribbean. Haiti is the starting point of this journey in the Caribbean. Since the time of Columbus it has been the European idyll of paradise set amid a distant ocean. But beyond the dream is the fact that its original inhabitants were wiped out and replaced with African slaves. Now independent states have gradually emerged from the dark shadows of an inglorious past.Jamaica is another Caribbean paradise and its second largest city, Montego Bay, is the starting point for tourists from all over the world. One of its attractions is Harmony Hall, a fine manor house situated on a turn of the century plantation. Kingston is the capital of Jamaica and the island’s political, economic and cultural centre, a former pirate stronghold that is a lively mixture of j...
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Haiti Vacation 2013 - Arriving to Port au Prince, Haiti