Leg 292, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to Cap Dame Marie, Haiti
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Exploring Hispaniola today, the island shared between the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
05-09 El Higuero Intl MDJB 6:25 AM
06-09 Arroyo Barril Intl MDAB 6:46 AM
06-09 El Portillo MDPO 6:52 AM
06-09 El Catey Intl MDCY 7:01 AM
06-09 Angelina MDAN 7:12 AM
06-09 El Ranchito MDER 7:18 AM
06-09 Cibao Intl MDST 7:28 AM
06-09 Gregorio Luperon Intl MDPP 7:37 AM
06-09 Penuela / Esperanza Field MDES 7:50 AM
06-09 Piloto MDPM 7:56 AM
06-09 Villa Elisa MDVI 7:58 AM
06-09 Monte Cristi MDMC 8:07 AM Low res terrain
06-09 Walterio MDWO 8:11 AM
06-09 Dajabon MDDJ 8:16 AM
06-09 Ouanaminthe MTOU 8:20 AM
06-09 Pignon MTPI 8:32 AM
06-09 Cap Haitien Intl MTCH 8:43 AM
06-09 Port de Paix MTPX 9:04 AM
06-09 Anse Rouge MTAS 9:14 AM
06-09 Anse-a-Galets MTAN 9:35 AM
06-09 Toussaint Louverture MTPP 9:56 AM Port-au-Prince capital
06-09 Comendador MDCO 10:12 AM
06-09 Maria Montez Intl MDBH 10:34 AM
06-09 Cabo Rojo MDCR 10:49 AM
06-09 Jacmel MTJA 11:09 AM
06-09 Fond des Blancs MTFO 11:21 AM
06-09 Cayes MTCA 11:41 AM
06-09 Jeremie MTJE 11:55 AM
06-09 Dame-Marie MTDA 12:06 PM
Flight time 5:41 28 stops
La Isabela International Airport at sunrise, ready for departure
Flying out over La Victoria
Parque Nacional de la Biodiversidad
Trepada Alta
Bahía de San Lorenzo (small bay to the right) and Samana Bay in front
First stop today at Aeropuerto Internacional Arroyo Barril
El Portillo Airport
Playa Bonita
El Mirador de las Majaguas
Angelina (DM)
Aeródromo de Angelina
El Ranchito
Excuse me, hello? Where’s the horn on this thing
Yásica Arriba (DM)
Puerto Plata International Airport at Playa cangrejo where the Rio Camu flows into the Atlantic Ocean
Isabel De Torres National Park with Puerto Plata along the coast
Puerto Plata
Landing at Ouanaminthe Airport, just across the border into Haiti
New and old border crossing “La Frontera” between Ouanaminthe and Dajabon
There is a very busy flea market (Mercado Binacional de Dajabón) right on the border
Pignon, a commune in the Saint-Raphaël Arrondissement
In Nord Department
Aéroport International du Cap-Haïtien
Cap-Haïtien, a port city on the north coast of Haiti
Mouth of the Rivière de Port Margot in Boyeou
Le Borgne at the mouth of Rivière du Borgne
Taking off from Port-de-Paix, while crossing Los Trios Rivieres
Anse-a-Galets on Gonave Island
Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti
Haiti is a country located on the western 3/8s of the island of Hispaniola
Solidarite Market, the red roofed building below
The island was originally inhabited by the indigenous Ciboney and Taíno people (since around 5000 BC). The first Europeans arrived on 5 December 1492 during the first voyage of Christopher Columbus. Columbus founded the first European settlement in the Americas, La Navidad (present day Caracol) when his ship, the Santa Maria, ran aground. 39 settlers were left on the island. They were all killed after relations with Taíno broke down.
However, the sailers brought endemic diseases with them to which the natives had no immunity. The first recorded smallpox epidemic in the Americas erupted on Hispaniola in 1507.
Circuit 9 Haiti race track nearby Port-au-Prince-Toussaint Louverture International Airport
While the Spanish focussed their colonization efforts on the eastern two-thirds, the western part was gradually settled by French Buccaneers. In 1697 France and Spain settled their hostilities on the island by way of the Treaty of Ryswick of 1697, which divided Hispaniola between them.
Iron Market and Champ de Mars, the biggest public park in downtown Port-au-Prince
In the midst of the French Revolution (1789-1799), slaves and free people of color launched the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804). After 12 years of conflict Haiti became independent.
Troubles were far from over, many internal conflicts and conflicts with the Spanish side of the island followed as well as the French trying to reclaim Haiti. The USA occupied Haiti in WW1 (1915) and stayed there until 1935. The situation did not improve, more unrest, political killings, revolts, tropical hurricanes, earthquakes, it’s an ongoing struggle.
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, destroyed in the 2010 earthquake which killed 200,000 people
Le Marron Inconnu (The Unknown Maroon) depicting a runaway slave, made by by Haitian architect Albert Mangonès in 1967, regarded as a symbol of black liberation.
National Pantheon Museum, dedicated to Haitian independence & culture
Continuing on, flying by lake Trou Caiman
Centre Department
Bemon
Guanito (DM) back on the Dominican Republic side
Loma Gajo en Medio (7,477ft), on the left
Rio El Manguito flowing down the mountain
Hoyo De Pelempito
Cabo Rojo, meaning “Red Cape”, on the southwestern coast of the Dominican Republic
Jacmel, a port town on the south coast of Haiti, Beach La Co New York below
Fort Saint-Louis in Baie de St Louis
Grand Place, Sud Department with Riviere de Cavaillon flowing through
Jérémie, a commune and capital city of the Grand’Anse department in Haiti
Home to Cathedral of Saint Louis Roi of France
Jeremie Airport
And final stop today in Cap Dame Marie on the northwest coast of Haiti
Jamaica tomorrow then on to the Cayman Islands.