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Anyone care for a slice of mud pie? Cortlen “Happy” Cloutier GEOG , Swanson 10/31/12 P Pecha Kucha Presentation

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6  30,000 sq mi, located in the Caribbean  made up of the 2 nations: Dominican Republic & Haiti  common culture & history  common economic development till 50 yrs ago

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The Taino, first indigenous people on island 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived, named island, La Isla Espanola Island served as a Spanish colony until 1697 Spain ceded west to the French Haiti: wealthiest New World colony

9  1804 Haiti gained independence  Haiti: Taino word for “Land of Mountains”  Haiti- worlds first sovereign republic  1844: Dominican Republic established

10  Both nations experienced many coups, revolts & dictators  1937 Parsley Massacre  st freely elected President in Haiti  Haiti exploited by foreign powers/neighbors/dictators

11  Haiti  Western hemisphere’s most underdeveloped nation  Capital in south, Port-au-Prince  North part of country, most neglected   Mostly plantation agriculture  2010, massive earthquake that killed over 200,000 people

12  New focus on Cap Haitien in North  “pull factor” away from Capital  New national vision- “build Haiti back better” & “Haiti is open for business”  Caracol Industrial Park

13  $300 Million, 600 acre facility, expected to create 130,000 jobs.  A joint effort between Haitian Government, US State Dept, International Development Bank and Sae-A-Trading Co.

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15 Other projects  Airport expansion  University  Port  Hotel

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18 Environmental destruction, a need to rebuild…

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