Port-au-Prince
Caribbean island capital
Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of Haiti, located on the Gulf of Gonâve in the Caribbean.
Founded by French colonists in 1749, it serves as the country's political, economic, and cultural center.
The city has faced significant challenges including devastating earthquakes, most notably in 2010, and ongoing political instability.
Port-au-Prince's iron markets and gingerbread houses reflect its colonial architecture.
Fused language, stabilized
- VodouHaitian spirit-centered religion
- DuvalierHaitian dynastic tyrant
- HispaniolaCaribbean island, two countries
- independenceFreedom from external control
Of hot, humid regions
- CreoleFused language, stabilized
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- rumMolasses-based liquor
- palmHand's flat interior
coconut · plantain · mango · hurricane · Hispaniola · Greater Antilles · Francophone · sugarcane
Calendar year designation
- magnitudeSize or scale
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
- epicenterPoint above seismic origin
- collapseSudden structural failure
rubble · debris · casualties · displacement · reconstruction · UN · humanitarian · relief
Severe lack of resources
- slumsImpoverished, crowded districts
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- overcrowdingCapacity exceeded dangerously
infrastructure · gang violence · kidnapping · instability · cholera · deforestation · migration · diaspora
Authority over a state
- presidentElected leader of nation
- palaceMonarch's official residence
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
parliament · metropolitan · downtown · civic · municipality · mayor · ministries · prefecture
Rebuilding after destruction
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
- renewalMaking current again
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
solidarity · diaspora · community · survival · adaptation · grassroots · restoration · hope
Cuba's largest city
- KingstonCaribbean nation's capital
- NassauBahamian seat of government
- Santo DomingoDominican Republic capital
- San JuanPuerto Rican capital city
Bridgetown · Kingstown · Tegucigalpa · Managua · Guatemala City
Creole
Fused language, stabilized
- VodouHaitian spirit-centered religion
- DuvalierHaitian dynastic tyrant
- HispaniolaCaribbean island, two countries
tropical
Of hot, humid regions
palm · coconut · plantain · mango · hurricane · Hispaniola · Greater Antilles · Francophone · sugarcane · cassava
2010
Calendar year designation
- magnitudeSize or scale
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
- epicenterPoint above seismic origin
collapse · rubble · debris · casualties · displacement · reconstruction · UN · humanitarian · relief · tent cities
poverty
Severe lack of resources
- slumsImpoverished, crowded districts
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
overcrowding · infrastructure · gang violence · kidnapping · instability · cholera · deforestation · migration · diaspora · remittances
government
Authority over a state
- presidentElected leader of nation
- palaceMonarch's official residence
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
administration · parliament · metropolitan · downtown · civic · municipality · mayor · ministries · prefecture
reconstruction
Rebuilding after destruction
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
- renewalMaking current again
perseverance · solidarity · diaspora · community · survival · adaptation · grassroots · restoration · hope · determination
Havana
Cuba's largest city
- KingstonCaribbean nation's capital
- NassauBahamian seat of government
- Santo DomingoDominican Republic capital
San Juan · Bridgetown · Kingstown · Tegucigalpa · Managua · Guatemala City
- Haiti PlacesNord, Centre, Cabaret, Chantal, Pilate
- CaribbeanJamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti
- Latin American CitiesMexico City, Buenos Aires, Lima, Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Tropical CitiesBangkok, Jakarta, Manila, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur
- Caribbean geographyHaiti, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola, Santo Domingo, Cordillera Central
- Caribbean PlacesNassau, Bridgetown, Kingston, San Juan, Havana