Introducing Haiti
Warning: A massive earthquake on January 12, 2010 caused enormous damage to the cities of Port-au-Prince, Petit-Goâve, Léogâne, Carrefour and Jacmel. Commercial flights have resumed to Haiti but the recovery is ongoing and expected to take years. For travel updates please refer to US Department of State or news updates at the BBC. If you want to help, you may wish to check out this Thorn Tree thread. You may also like to check out this article written by Lonely Planet author Paul Clammer
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The earthquake of January 2010 is the most recent, and possibly most tragic, of events to have befallen the impoverished island nation of Haiti. As both failed state and media whipping boy, Haiti has long played the dark shadow to the bright sunlight of the rest of the Caribbean. Optimism over Haiti's impending renaissance has been subsumed beneath the horrors of the earthquake, which has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and millions of displacements.
Despite the ordeals that Haitians have endured over the years, the country has maintained a welcoming and proud spirit. We can only hope that this spirit will sustain the people of Haiti through their latest trials, and that Haiti can finally emerge from its murky past and tragic present.
Last updated: Aug 11, 2010
Tips & articles
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Dominican Republic & Haiti: travel books to read before you go
15 October 2010
This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Dominican Republic & Haiti guide provides a selection of travel literature to get you in the...
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Return to Haiti: an update from our author
11 August 2010
Port-au-Prince, April 2010 by Paul Clammer...
Thorn Tree forum discussion
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Advice
by schierburgtl 14 September 2011
Hi Everyone, My boyfriend and I have a wedding in La Romana, DR in January 2012. We are spending a few days there and want to head to…
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Re: Worried about cholera in DR?
by DominicanR 06 September 2011
There was some concern about cholera at the end of 2010. Of course Doctors may be out of date and may not have kept abreast of Government…
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