Country Info
- Port-au-Prince
- Capital
- Gourde (HTG)
- Currency
- 6,964,549
- Population
- HT
- Country Code
Port-au-Prince Slideshow
Top Hotels in Port-au-Prince
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Le Plaza Port-au-Prince
42 reviews -
El Rancho Port-au-Prince
24 reviews -
Villa Creole Hotel Port-au-Prince
24 reviews -
Le Marcelin Inn Port-au-Prince
5 reviews -
Le Xaragua Port-au-Prince
8 reviews
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Park Hotel Port-au-Prince
4 reviews
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Prince Port-au-Prince
13 reviews
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Royal Haitian Port-au-Prince
3 reviews
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Splendid Hotel Port-au-Prince
1 review
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Auberge du Quebec Port-au-Prince
29 reviews
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Villa St-louis Port-au-Prince
1 review
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Coconut Villa Port-au-Prince
22 reviews
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Visa Lodge Port-au-Prince
26 reviews
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Wahoo Bay Beach Hotel Port-au-Prince
14 reviews
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Karibe Hotel Port-au-Prince
37 reviews
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I.B.O. Beach Hotel Port-au-Prince
1 review
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Palm Inn Port-au-Prince
17 reviews
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Ibo Lele Port-au-Prince
14 reviews -
Hotel Habitation Hatt Port-au-Prince
15 reviews
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Ideal Villa Hotel Port-au-Prince
13 reviews
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Kinam Hotel Port-au-Prince
35 reviews
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Hotel Oloffson Port-au-Prince
37 reviews
Port-au-Prince
Travel Blogs from Port-au-Prince, Haiti
HODR Haiti. This is a new challenge
This is a top pick! ... million dollars worth of UN food aid rolled through the systemically poor town of Cabaret. We were only 20 miles north of Port-au-Prince and still somehow there is a lack of food in a church turned relief shelter. Marc and I stood amongst the pews ...
safer than your average..
This is a top pick! ... toilets, the citadelle, great people i've met and sunsets i've watched, also it had a few pics that i'd taken of around port-au-prince, anyway i was pretty gutted that i'd wiped them all untill i connected my card reader to the g/houses pc and all is ...
back in PAP
This is a top pick! ... wiped out and the rest realise and appreciate the importance of tourists to go out of their way to help and make you feel safe. Port au prince is so absorbing with so much going on, along with the sun it really takes the energy out of you for a good ...
Los Palis and our clinic
Didn't write in a journal this year... will write later. see pictures ...
Mr. Riccione is in Haiti!
Dear friends, Coleen and I have made it to Haiti. It is very hot here. We are having a great time. We live with a family. There is a mom, a grandma, and two children. The children are from poor families and they live here so our family can give ...
Haiti Information
... /webimage/countrys/namerica/caribb/lgco lor/htcolor.htm Information about the country: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti Haitian Education: http://www.haitieducation.com/ Haitian Food: ...
Field trip #3 and #4: the river and the jail
This was definetely the year for field trips, and there is still more to do!! Who knew? We missed out on "the godfather" a.k.a. voodoo ringleader... next ...
Bonswa!
... Now you can practice buying at a haitian market too! Next week we are going on a long field trip to the North of Haiti. I will be planting trees, and learning about farming. Coleen will be working with kids who don't have enough food and are very ...
Preparing for a Volunteer Trip to Haiti
... at the Southwestern most tip of Haiti. I will be flying to Miami and staying overnight and then we will fly to Port Au Prince. We are estimating a 6-8 hour drive to the community of Les Anglais. Les Anglais is estimated to have a ...
Earthquake
... . Count it out to yourself, and imagine. How long does it take for one manmade bomb to drop and level a building? Yet, in Port-au-Prince, it was as though the earth itself detonated thousands of bombs. The magnitude of that power that can cause such ...
My last entry
... 6 other girls so I had to jump up with every peep she made so the other's wouldn't wake up. Well my time here in Haiti has been such a blessing to me. I have experienced the most amazing things that I probably won't have the chance to experience ever ...
Week 1 - Hey, I Made It!!!!
... to sleep in the airport. That was such an answer to prayer because I could relax and not worry about anything. When I got to Haiti, Crystal McElroy and the head volunteer met me there and we headed up to the orphanage with a few stops in between. ...
Amazing!!!
... are in the states and it is hard not to feel guilty or wonder why?? As we flew out of Port Au Prince, I realized that I wasn't ready to leave Haiti. I began to feel tears in my eyes...I couldn't believe how sad I was to leave. My only ...
Visiting my Future Site
Hello friends and family! I am in Mirebalais 3 hours northeast of Port au Prince. I will live in for the next two years this town. I am replacing a volunteer named Lisa Yokoyama who is moving to DC. If you run into her, be nice! I will be moving into ...
Swearing In
... Lynx Air International/PMB PO Box 407139 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33340-7139 Packages go to this address: David G. Holland - Port Au Prince, Haiti c/o Lynx Air 2525 N.W. 55 Court Hangar 24 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309-2679 It works just like sending ...
Happy Haitian Independence
... of us were going to help doctors from the University of Miami but they decided not to come because of the political strife in Port-au-Prince. So we were not sure what we were going to do when we ran into Sam and Dolores, who needed help with translating ...
Sorry
Hello everyone! I'm so sorry about my travelpod... I know a lot of people read this and have noticed that all my previous travelogues are deleted. I will keep adding to my website for the remaining time that I am here so please keep visiting the ...
Haiti introduces itself
At first glance, Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital city, is very like many other big cities in very poor countries. The traffic is chaos, the pollution atrocious, and pedestrians risk their lives walking on every curb. There are a few nice ...
We're going home!
"Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared." ~Buddha This morning we awaken to Bill's birthday. We subject him to the usual ...
A Week and a Half as a Volunteer
... some sports that weekend as well. Jessica lives in Dufally, one hour out of Mirebalais so we take the same public bus from Port Au Prince. It is a three hour journey over the infamous Mon Cabrit, a horribly kept road that reminds me of the ride up Pikes ...
The Journey to St. Pierre...
... has a flat! This can't be so we wait some more for it to be fixed. The time it takes to accomplish something in Haiti could be compared to watching paint dry! Our bags are loaded up (we take three trucks) and off we go. One quick ...
Back to Work!
... the trek up north again on Friday and will return on Monday, the 8th. Then, on the 11th, a group of us are going to Port-Au-Prince to stay at the Ollofoson for my birthday. Fred was going to attend the event, too, but he went back to good ol' Kansas! ...
Port au Prince Observations
... of Haitians is something that not every foreigner can say they have done. In talking to many of the Haitians and foreigners in Port au Prince and around, the UN troops do not seem to be doing much, unless it is unseen. Yes, they have worked to get ...
Home we go!
Up bright and early again. I take another shower to use up all my travel supplies. I'm still not really clean though. Not too much stuff to bring home as we leave almost all our clothing behind. We all by some arts and crafts ...
Back home in Haiti
... 3 weeks. I enjoyed seeing everyone at home and if I didn't see you, I am thinking about you nonetheless. The tension here in Haiti was slightly exaggerated in the media when I was at home and I have to say that I was skeptical about coming back. But ...
MY PHOTOSITE!!!
Hey Everyone, If you would like to check out my pictures from my Haiti Trip 2005, you can got to http://spaces.msn.com/members/trentrollings. I definitely encourage you to check them out. Thanks for stopping by and God Bless!!! Trent ...
We're going to Jeremie!!
... beaches (this is the Caribbean!). You don't have to take public transportation to get to us (you take another plane from Port Au Prince. And, we can show off our skills in speaking Kreyol. Thanks for the letters and packages. We have heard from both ...
We made it!
The trip to Haiti was very smooth. We were delayed in Miami due to a thunderstorm. This worked to our advantage as we were able to have a nice lunch. There have been many laughs and we already have several catch phrases. Our ...
Tuesday
Up nice and early! Sleeping was fine, steamy though. There was a dog barking outside our window all night--and they warned us about the roosters. I slept with a picture of my three precious babies next to me. I'm sure they are ...