Tuesday, January 15, 2019

BP2 The Best of Haiti

Image result for haitiHaiti is southeast from Florida in the U.S.  It is connected with the Dominican Republic to form Hispaniola.  It is just south of Cuba and east of Jamaica.  Haiti is right at the top of the Caribbean.

French is one of the official languages of Haiti.  It is mainly used by the wealthier Haitian's, in schools, and is the written language of Haiti.  Haitian Creole is the main spoken language of Haiti.  Ninety-five percent of the country is fluent in it.  There are three dialects of Haitian Creole, northern, central, and southern dialect.  It is not written on but a few documents because it is viewed as less prestigious.

Haiti currently has a semi-presidential republic, where the president is elected by popular election and is the head of the state.  He appoints the prime minister which is the head of the government.  The central government is the ultimate power of the government, delegating powers to the local governments.
Here is a link to a video of Haiti, its people and culture.
https://www.caribbeantravel.com/caribbean-islands/haiti

       Travel to Haiti
You can get to Haiti by plane with a one stop flight being cheapest.  The outbound trip will take a total of 12 hours and 21 minutes, with an eight hour and 23 minute layover.  The return trip would take a total of 9 hours, with a 4 hour and 44 minute layover.  You can also go on a cruise there leaving at 5:00pm February 24th from Miami.  Arriving at Haiti on the 27th for the day.  You will get back to Miami at 7:00am March 1. To get to Haiti you will need a U.S. passport.

I would stay at the Marriott Port-au-Prince Hotel, in Port-au-Prince Haiti.  It is a 4.5 star hotel with an outdoor pool and its own restaurant.  It also has a mountain view in most of the rooms. 

The Museum of Haitian art is a great place to go.  The national palace which is a huge white palace that has been rebuilt.  The national pantheon museum, iron market, and the port-au-prince cathedral are all good tourist spots. 

The cost of the flight would be 323$ dollar round trip by plane.  It would be a 636$ 5 night cruise to stop at Haiti for a day.  The hotel would cost 170$ a night for the 4 nights.  It would be a total cost of 1,639$ for the trip.  The currency is in Haitian gourdes which is 0.013 United States Dollars.

1 comment:

  1. Good job on both sections. A flight to Haiti is cheaper than I thought.

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