Jacmel to Port-au-Prince Express !

Haiti was, in the 18th century, one of the richest colonies in the French empire. Coffee, sugar in plenty. Early in the 19th century, Haiti won her independence from France, and then rapidly descended into the disorder of dictatorships and political turmoil from which it has never really escaped in over 200 years. What a history there is to be found there when one digs a little. Before visiting Haiti and hearing stories in situ, I had had no idea that the United States had engaged in a complete and often brutal military occupation of Haiti for 19 years, from 1915 to 1934. We never learned that in any of the history classes I had in school. For some reason that pisses me off just a bit. As though some parts of American History weren't fit to mention in public schools.
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Jacmel, Haiti, was clearly once a beautiful colonial city, the remnants of former beauty are everywhere there. But Jacmel, like the rest of the country, has fallen on hard times. This ancient truck symbolized all of that and more for this traveller. ZA - 188 Jacmel Port-au-P express . . . at your service . . .
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