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Haiti shares the Caribbean Island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic. It’s the only French speaking country in the Caribbean, although the Creole language is generally used. The landscape is mountainous, rough and not very fertile. Once the country was largely covered with tropical forest, but almost all has been cut down for the production of charcoal and lumber trade. Even if this country is considered one of the poorest in Latin America, there are some wonderful things to be discovered: The fantastic waterfalls of the cobalt-blue Bassins Blue, Lake Etang Saumâtre with the flamingo, crocodiles and over a 100 different species of water birds, the National Park of La Citadelle, a fortress at the top of Pic la Ferrière overlooking Cap-Haïtien.

Cap-Haïtien is the seconds largest city of the country It breaths a very Latin atmosphere because of its Hispanic-influenced architecture. It has some wonderful beaches to explore. Port-au-Prince, the Capital and largest harbour in the country, is perhaps not the safest and cleanest place in the country still a visit to the French-built quay, the Univ. of Haiti, the National Palace, the National Museum, and the Basilica of Notre Dame are worth to be done. Haïti is not the safest place to travel at the moment and kidnappings and regular shouting is part of daily life.