Haiti

La Vallée de Jacmel is the name of the touristic sea-side city of Jacmel, located in the southeastern department of Haiti. It is an independent peaceful village with an own rich history and culture. The center of the village is dominated by its parish church, hospital and schools. Most of the locals or 'Valléens' have long root with La Vallée and boast one of the highest literacy rates in the country and it is a home to some lesser known centenarians. The people are hospitable, courteous, hard working and disciplined. They enjoy and feel proud to deliver most of the public services and amenities. more »

The French word "Île-à-Vache" or Spanish "Isla Vaca" all translate to English as "Cow Island". Once it was called as 'Abaka' by the native Indians. It is one of Haiti's satellite islands located in the Baie de Cayes about 10.5 kilometers or 6.5 miles off the coast of Haiti's southwest peninsula between the town of Pointe l'Abacou and Les Cayes in south central Haiti. Île-à-Vache as a part of Hispaniola was once claimed by the Spanish since the visit of Christopher Columbus in 1492. It came under the control of the French by the Treaty of Ryswick in 1697 who named it by the current name "Île-à-Vache". more »

Tortue Island hosts 2 km long 'Pointe Ouest' one of the best beaches in the Caribbean. Sailing on the emerald glass water for a few hours is a bliss; the white color beach with towering mountains behind, never seems to end. "Tortuga" is the Spanish word for 'turtle' and the island was named so by Christopher Columbus because the shape reminded him of a turtle's shell who discovered it during his first voyage on December 6, 1492. He was the first European to land here with some of his Spanish shipmates. Then it was outside the jurisdiction of the East India Trade Company and the Royal Navy and quickly became a heaven for pirates, the biggest pirate base in the Caribbean during the seventeenth century. more »

Côtes-de-Fer is located on a 190.36 square km area in the Southeast of Haiti. The place also nicknamed by "coast of beauty" is surrounded by 'Bainet' on the east, the borough of Aquin & Miragoâne on the west, and Petit-Goâve and the Caribbean Sea on the north and south respectively. It lies at the mouth of the River Côtes-de-Fer, which forms the boundary with the Southern Department.

The area with its 70,000 population has six rural sections-- Gris-gris, Labiche, Amazon, Bras de Gauche, Boucan Bellier and Jamais Vue. The inhabitants mainly live on fishing. Here, you can find large varieties of season fish, lobsters and conchs. In the mountain area they grow large quantities of cachiment, corossole, mango, papaya, grenadine, sapodilla, etc. Agricultural products like banana, potato, corn, petit mille, peas, yam and cassava are grown for local consumption. more »

Have you thought about retiring in Haiti? If not, you might want to think again.

The Haitian government is working hard to make Ile a Vache ("Cow Island"), a true destination for the Haitian Diaspora.Whether you are thinking about a location in Haiti just to visit or retire, this will likely become your destination in the near future

Just nine miles southeast of the city of Les Cayes, the island of Ile a Vache ha become the strategic location for the Haitian Government in term of tourism in Haiti more »

Here is a video showing the other side of Haiti. This is Haiti, Le Dîner en Blanc - Haiti 2013. It is the official video of the event

We have every right to show the positive side of the country. Haiti is not just about poverty, misery

This is the Haiti we want our tourists to see. Haiti is such a beautiful island and wit some basic organization, we can make it a great tourist destination more »

With the number of tourists visiting the Caribbean isles each year at 21 and a half million, a number which increases, through the effort of each country's tourism plans, by 4% each year, Haiti's plan to help revive its economy, with a focus on revamping and reinvigorating its own tourism brand is a sound one.

With a tagline that's almost a dare, and the showcase on the untapped, still mostly wild beauty of the country, many foreigners should no doubt come to 'experience it!' more »