Photo de Port-au-Prince, Haïti, Amérique Central&Sud

Statue for the Unknown Slave at Champs de Mars

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For many, Port-au-Prince will be associated with revolutions and invasions. In reality, it is a lively and sprawling city, different from other places in Haiti.
From here, we saw a pyramidal building that turned out to hold an eternal flame, which however was extinct. Close by, we visited the Place des Héros de l'Indépendence: the Champs de Mars area holds lots of statues to the heroes of the historic revolution of the late 18th century which resulted in the creation of Haiti. Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Toussaint Louverture and Henri Christophe have their well-kept statues, while there is an expressive memorial statue for the Unkown Slave, or the Marron Inconnu, blowing in a conch in communication with fellow slaves, while his legs are still tied down by chains. The most obvious sight of Port-au-Prince is, however, the Presidential Palace, liberally copied from the White House in the USA, unfortunately only visible through the fence surrounding it.
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