**Jakmel, Ayiti**...**Jacmel, Haiti**

streetscaper · #1 Posted **Feb 1, 2013, 12:21 AM**

Pics from my recent trip to visit family and relive some moments from past trips I used to take as a child. Included in my one-week stay was: my cousin's birth, the commencement of carnival festivities, and a visit to Bassin Bleu. All-in-all I can't wait to get back to this amazing and alluring region of Haiti.

Some chillaxin' Haitian tunes...

Luck mervil - Piwouli

• Video Link

Omaharocks · #2 Posted **Feb 1, 2013, 3:59 AM**

Wow, beautiful place! Those swimming holes look amazing, thanks for the pics!

montréaliste · #3 Posted **Feb 1, 2013, 2:47 PM**

Wow! It's nice to see Haiti moving toward more tourism these days. Luck Mervil the Montreal artist in your video is also working on some interesting ideas for rebuilding villages in the country with housing from used shipping containers.

brickell · #4 Posted **Feb 1, 2013, 4:13 PM**

Great thread. Doesn't look nearly as bad as I was expecting.

mello · #5 Posted **Feb 2, 2013, 7:40 PM**

Yeah definitely love those swimming holes. Wish I could be in that water today. Loved the thread, did you notice that guy had dirty fingers when he was touching the baby? Maybe he had just eaten and hadn't washed his hands yet

ColDayMan · #6 Posted **Feb 3, 2013, 7:12 AM**

Such a beautiful country.

jd3189 · #7 Posted **Feb 3, 2013, 8:13 AM**

And I thought I was the only Haitian around here.

Great photos. I will have to visit the country of my heritage in the near future.

BnaBreaker · #8 Posted **Feb 3, 2013, 2:42 PM**

Beautiful, and incredibly charming!

streetscaper · #9 Posted **Feb 3, 2013, 4:33 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by brickell

Great thread. Doesn't look nearly as bad as I was expecting.

Thanks...I think this is why I made this thread, to show the Haiti that the media never shows.

streetscaper · #10 Posted **Feb 3, 2013, 4:36 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by mello

Yeah definitely love those swimming holes. Wish I could be in that water today. Loved the thread, did you notice that guy had dirty fingers when he was touching the baby? Maybe he had just eaten and hadn't washed his hands yet

I wish I could go back today. I may be back in NYC but my mind is still over there!! :-(

Acually that's just dried blood from the delivery

streetscaper · #11 Posted **Feb 3, 2013, 4:37 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by jd3189

And I thought I was the only Haitian around here.

Great photos. I will have to visit the country of my heritage in the near future.

Sak ap fet?!... Mesi anpil!

gatt · #12 Posted **Mar 12, 2013, 8:11 PM**

beautiful colors.

xzmattzx · #13 Posted **Mar 13, 2013, 1:58 AM**

Nice pictures! It's great to see a Caribbean place on here. I've heard of Jacmel, because some volunteer organizations from Delaware helped rebuild in that area after the earthquake.

Urbanguy · #14 Posted **Mar 13, 2013, 2:28 AM**

Great photos! Love the colors & those swimming holes too!

boulevardofdef · #15 Posted **Mar 13, 2013, 3:14 AM**

Here's what I know about Haiti: poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, there are people who actually have to eat cakes made of dirt, wracked by political instability and corruption, decimated in an earthquake. Considering all that, I clicked into this thread expecting a horror show. But surprise -- Jacmel looks really nice! So thanks for teaching me a lesson about having preconceived notions.

MayDay · #16 Posted **Mar 14, 2013, 2:30 AM**

"So thanks for teaching me a lesson about having preconceived notions."

Agreed - some great pics in this thread.

Centropolis · #17 Posted **Mar 14, 2013, 3:45 AM**

oh my lord!

mSeattle · #18 Posted **Mar 16, 2013, 12:51 AM**

Knock out. May they have continued success and freedom in their gorgeous home.

bobdreamz · #19 Posted **Mar 16, 2013, 5:04 PM**

The natural beauty of Haiti is unbelievable and you did it justice with your pics!

muppet · #20 Posted **Mar 16, 2013, 9:00 PM**

great looking place, exotic yet real at the same time