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Haiti
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Overview
The most common phrase in Haiti might surprise you. It鈥檚 'pa gen pwoblem,' and it translates to 'no have problem.' Haitians use it in a dizzying array of contexts: responding to thank-yous, asserting well-being, filling awkward silences. Despite Haiti鈥檚 well-documented struggles, exacerbated lately by natural disasters, proud Haitians use the phrase sincerely, conveying an uncanny ability to live in the moment and appreciate what they do have, which is quite a lot.
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Must-see attractions
Port-au-Prince & Around
While most of Haiti鈥檚 artists are represented in the rarefied air of P茅tionville鈥檚 galleries, a collective of sculptors and installation artists produces鈥
Haiti
Haitians call the Citadelle the eighth wonder of the world and, having slogged to the 900m summit of Pic Laferri猫re (or ridden horseback for US$15), you鈥
Haiti
Your basic paradise, this tiny island offers white sand, a lush core of trees, and turquoise water where snorkelers encounter centuries-old cannon and鈥
Port-au-Prince & Around
This small jumble of a museum attached to the mission is worth a stop on your way up to Kenscoff. There are taxidermied specimens of Haitian fauna 鈥
Haiti
Built as a rival to Versailles in France, Henry Christophe鈥檚 palace of Sans Souci has lain abandoned since it was ruined in the 1842 earthquake. The years鈥
Port-au-Prince & Around
Several of Haiti鈥檚 cities have iron markets, but Port-au-Prince鈥檚 is the original and the best. Constructed in 1889, the exuberant red-metal structure鈥
Port-au-Prince & Around
This modern, mostly subterranean history museum, set below gardens, hosts a permanent exhibition chronicling Haiti鈥檚 history, from the Ta铆nos and slavery鈥
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Cap's pretty main square, bordered on the southern side by the Notre-Dame cathedral on Rue 18, has a dark past. Fran莽ois Mackandal, leader of a pre鈥
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