MACAYA NATIONAL PARK It is a mild spring afternoon in Macaya National Park A group of tourists prepares to explore this natural wonderland Through the cloud forest they spot the 7,700-foot-high 2,347-meter-high high Pic Macaya reaching into the sky
OTHER TOP SITES BASSIN BLEU CAP-HAÏTIEN CATHEDRAL CITADELLE LAFERRIÈRE LA VISITE NATIONAL PARK The visitors hike among the park’s ferns and mosses Many stop to photograph the incredible variety of colorful orchids In the late afternoon the group treks deeper into the forest They hear frogs croaking A small anole lizard darts across a leaf in search of a tasty insect to eat Welcome to Haiti
LOCATION TORTUGA ISLAND CAP-HAITIAN HAITI PORT-AU-PRINCE CARREFOUR JACMEL CARIBBEAN SEA Haiti is located in the Caribbean on the island of Hispanola It occupies the western third of the island Its neighbor to the east is the Dominican Republic Waves from the Atlantic Ocean lap against the northern shores of Haiti The waves of the Caribbean Sea wash against the country’s western and southern coasts
ATLANIC OCEAN AHOY MATEY Off the coast of Haiti Tortuga Island was once a pirate hideout In the 1600s the rough adventurers used the island to protect their valuable loot THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Haiti covers 10,714 square miles 27,750 square kilometers The nation’s capital Port-au-Prince lies on the west coast Port-au-Prince has many communes including Carrefour These territories are extensions of the capital city with huge numbers of residents N E W S
