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Haiti

Capital: Port-au-Prince

  • The Citadelle Laferrière, a UNESCO site since 1982, sits 910 metres above sea level with walls about 40 metres high.
  • Sans-Souci Palace in Milot, a UNESCO site since 1982, once had gardens, artificial springs and a waterworks system.
  • Jacmel has well-preserved 19th-century gingerbread houses and white-sand beaches close by.
  • Nearly 200 artisans in Jacmel make papier-mâché masks, used in the town's long carnival celebration.

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