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Port-au-Prince is the capital of Haiti. Most people don't know that it's currently one of the largest cities in the Caribbean, the largest in the non-Hispanic Caribbean, the second largest on the island of Hispaniola (Santo Domingo is the largest and Santiago is the third largest, both in the Dominican side), and the largest black city outside of Africa. The guy that took the video is a Haitian-American from Philadelphia showing the day-to-day scenes of the Haitian capital.
Tour of the hotel he stayed at in Petionville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince.
Strolling along the streets of Petionville. Alexandre Petion is a famous Haitian leader and was the president of the country for a while. He was one of the more democratic Haitians, believing more in the republican system than in the monarchical one. The area is named in his honor.
Wondering through a comfortable residential area of Port-au-Prince. The city was founded by the French in the early 1700's. By the late years of that century the city was renamed Port Republican and when Haiti got its independence reverted back to Port-au-Prince. At the time of the French the city (along with Cap Francais, today Cap Haitien, in the north) had many fountains and was referred to as the Paris of the West Indies. At another time of great development in Cap Francais (Cap Haitien) it was also known as the Paris of the West Indies, at a time its port having more connections to Europe than any other port in the Americas, even New York City's. In the 1700's it became also was the richest city in the Caribbean, but all main cities in Haiti, including Port-au-Prince, were among the most developed in the region. At the end of the 1800's and the beginning of the 1900's Port-au-Prince was one of the most cosmopolitan and leading cities of the Caribbean. Up to the 1980's it was a very popular tourist destination in the Caribbean. Then Duvalier son (Baby Doc) abandon Haiti in the 1980's and the city has gone downhill after that. The earthquake of 2010 brought the city to the world's attention. The place has been recuperating since.
Riding around Port-au-Prince.
Scenes of the Tabare section of Port-au-Prince.
Carrefour, a large suburb along the southern part of Port-au-Prince.
PAP looks interesting. I would visit the place. Some of those videos reminded of some places I have seen in Guatemala. Guatemala may even have worse areas though they definitely have nice areas as well.
Watching these videos, PAP seemed like it was very laid back. I mean the guy was out filiming in the open. It couldnt be that bad.
Petionville is a nice, safer, wealthier suburb. I had what were essentially guided tours of PAP back in 2014. We were shown a lot of "good" and "bad." It left quite an impression that I'll never forget.
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