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Port-Au-Prince
About Port-Au-Prince
Port au Prince is the bustling capital and largest city of Haiti, a city for the adventurers. It is a vast metropolis that spreads across the Cul-de-Sac Plain to the foothills of the Massif de la Salle, and has a natural harbor at the end of a deep horseshoe bay.
Local highlights
Explore the city
- Iron Market with a crowd of street vendors
- The Haitian National Palace
- Museum of Haitian Art
- The Statue of the Unknown Slave
- The Gingerbread Houses
- Musee du Pantheon
- The National Museum
- Place des Heros de Independence
- The Cathedral of Port-au-Prince
- The Cathedral of St. Trinity
- Fort Jacques, a cannon-stocked fort with good views of the harbour
- Petionville the hillside suburb overlooking Port-au-Prince
Highlights in the vicinity
- Cap-Haïtien, the center of historic Haiti on the northern Atlantic coast. Close by are Sans Souci and La Citadelle, a giant fort which is known as the eight wonder of the world.
Good to know
- No. of inhabitants: 846 Thousand
- Timezone: UTC -5
- Weather: Average daytime temperature in Haiti is between 25-28 degrees, nights are cooler. Rainy Season from May to July and September to early December.
Local transport
- The tap-taps, the famous colourful tour buses
- Taxis-unmetered, with fixed route prices, otherwise fares agreed in advance
- Rental Cars
Inbound transport
- Nearest airport: Port-au-Prince International Airport is 13km from the city
- Bus: Services depart from Port-au-Prince to Cap-Haïtien, Les Cayes, Jacmel, Jérémie, Hinche and Port-de-Paix on an unscheduled basis.
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