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Haitian society is steeped with injustice, and in visiting you’ll witness the extensive slums nestled up against luxury hotels, more than enough to put plenty of visitors off (the slums are also notoriously dangerous, and best avoided). Look in the right places, however, and the memories of well-publicized voodoo sacrifices and endless coups will quickly become very, very distant.
As the home of the world’s only successful slave revolution, Haiti clings to the African roots of its culture more than much of the Caribbean, and you’ll find a lofty spiritual aspect permeating into every day life, from the drums of the voodoo ceremonies to the rituals surrounding a successful fishing trip.
Capital Port-au-Prince is almost painfully bustling, with a frantic nightlife and striking contemporary arts scene, as well as some intriguing museums. In the Musee National, for example, you’ll find an anchor rescued from Columbus’ Santa Maria, as well as a pistol the nations former king used to kill himself. Down the coast, Jacmel is full of typically stunning Caribbean sands. In between the occasional resorts, the houses look like they’re straight from a fairytale, and locals dress in checked skirts for festivals, parading down the main street and dancing in front of the hilly backdrop, and sell intricate local handicrafts the rest of the year.
The trip to Jeremie takes you through misty hillside forests, before landing you in an isolated traditional port town, while La Citadelle La Ferriere - guarded by lines of canons that still have heaps of cannonballs piled up next to them - is an imposing fortress. Turreted and stark, it stands at the top of a steep hill with a single winding path to the summit and views for miles across the forest canopies.
While the security system is sometimes as dubious as the newspapers would have you believe, this can even work in your favor: Haitians are invariably keen to show their homeland in a more positive light, and are often overwhelmingly friendly. With a more substantial and edgy culture than the majority of the Caribbean, Haiti offers the adventurous a haven of intrigue amongst the endless palm-strewn paradisos.
As the home of the world’s only successful slave revolution, Haiti clings to the African roots of its culture more than much of the Caribbean, and you’ll find a lofty spiritual aspect permeating into every day life, from the drums of the voodoo ceremonies to the rituals surrounding a successful fishing trip.
Capital Port-au-Prince is almost painfully bustling, with a frantic nightlife and striking contemporary arts scene, as well as some intriguing museums. In the Musee National, for example, you’ll find an anchor rescued from Columbus’ Santa Maria, as well as a pistol the nations former king used to kill himself. Down the coast, Jacmel is full of typically stunning Caribbean sands. In between the occasional resorts, the houses look like they’re straight from a fairytale, and locals dress in checked skirts for festivals, parading down the main street and dancing in front of the hilly backdrop, and sell intricate local handicrafts the rest of the year.
The trip to Jeremie takes you through misty hillside forests, before landing you in an isolated traditional port town, while La Citadelle La Ferriere - guarded by lines of canons that still have heaps of cannonballs piled up next to them - is an imposing fortress. Turreted and stark, it stands at the top of a steep hill with a single winding path to the summit and views for miles across the forest canopies.
While the security system is sometimes as dubious as the newspapers would have you believe, this can even work in your favor: Haitians are invariably keen to show their homeland in a more positive light, and are often overwhelmingly friendly. With a more substantial and edgy culture than the majority of the Caribbean, Haiti offers the adventurous a haven of intrigue amongst the endless palm-strewn paradisos.