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Haiti is part of the Caribbean, the Caribbean is a region that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands, and the surrounding coasts. Haiti is known for its food, dances, and music. Around the 1980s Haiti was known for their best coffee. I know that Haiti had went through a terrible earthquake January, 12, 2010. Haiti is a unique country because it is the first Black Country to have independence.

Haiti was discovered in the year 1492. It was discovered by a European navigator: Christopher Columbus. Haiti is bordered to the east by the Dominican Republic, which covers the rest of Hispaniola, to the south and west by the Caribbean, and to the north by the Atlantic Ocean. By the mid-eighteenth century, Saint Domingue’s society had settled into a rigid hierarchical structure based on skin color, class, and wealth. Haiti covers 10,714 square miles. Haiti, a name that means "mountainous country," is derived from the language of the Taino Indians who inhabited the island before European colonization. From 1957 to 1986 Haiti was ruled by the Duvalier
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Other Traditional foods are sweet potatoes, manioc, yams, corn, rice, pigeon peas, cowpeas, bread, and coffee. Some of there sweet treats are sugarcane, mangoes, sweetbread, peanut and sesame seed clusters made from melted brown sugar, and candies. Haitian paintings are generally divided into two categories: naives and moderns. This division has been widely accepted in Haitian arts .The art of Haiti is known worldwide and one of the most unique forms of art is the Haitian steel drum art. Metal drums, once used for transporting oil or other products are purchased near the port in the capitol city of Port au Prince. One of Haiti most famous artists are Alexandre Gregoire. One of the most famous kompa musician is Michel Martelly , the president of Haiti. One of the most famous author in Haiti is Edwidge

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