Haiti People & Culture

Really not too much here. I crossed from Dajabon on the Dominican side to here. The market is dusty and dirty. Found a couple of decent stores selling voodoo maks and the sorts. Saw a big building on the outskirts of town where apparantly a few people met their maker courtesy of Papa Doc.

When we sailed into Port-Au-Prince, we found that the heads of the buoys in the harbor had been removed, making them a serious hazard to navigation even with highly accurate charts. On the pier, the crowd was in a highly agitated state, with some people starting fires out of old tires or whatever else was handy. Also, some uncouth person urinated on our mooring lines. Of course, the fact that I was on a Coast Guard ship about two weeks before the 1994 invasion might have had something to do with all this. Still, even taking all that into consideration, it's not a trip I'm likely to make again.

Haiti is a hard country to live in. It's not just the poverty, but its long-term results: no healthcare, no food, no transportation, no way to get educated and employed and get out of the poverty. But the people are relational and so easy to love!

-Beautiful island! So underestimated.... -The locals are very nice and mellow, so it shouldn't make most people too nervous.

When aimlessly surfing culture always seek out local artist. Their friendship, guidance and access are unmatched.

Really not too much here. I crossed from Dajabon on the Dominican side to here. The market is dusty and dirty. Found a couple of decent stores selling voodoo maks and the sorts. Saw a big building on the outskirts of town where apparantly a few people met their maker courtesy of Papa Doc.

Know the language, have an army, or damn good guide!

Very few places to stay overnight. Very interesting city, but be aware: poverty is everywhere, you'll be hackled continously.

basically this is a piece of land specially for tourist coming of certain cruise lines you dont see the real haiti of course there are some good artist over there and they will always try to put you up to buying something

The best hotel in Port-au-Prince is the Hotel Montana, (the restaurant has great meals, but expensive), for your grocery needs, try the Caribbean market, and have a good pizza at Domino's Pizza in Pétionville . Be careful and have a great time.