Ville du Cap-Haïtien or Downtown Cap-Haïtien is the urban portion of this city. In 2015, the downtown population of the Cape was measured at 170,994.
Downtown Cap-Haïtien, Haiti
About[]
Characteristics of the city
Cap-Haïtien played a big role in the Haitian revolution. Former richest city of the Caribbean during the French colonial period, it has preserved many architectural remains in its historic downtown.
From Cap-Haïtien, it is very easy to connect the surrounding tourist sites and nearby towns.
Number of inhabitants
Downtown Cap-Haïtien houses 171,000 residents. The commune of Cap-Haïtien (i.e. the land within its city limits) houses 275,000, while the Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement has about 359,000 inhabitants.
Geography[]
Map of Downtown Cap-Haïtien
Cap-Haïtien, capital of the northern department, is a port city located north of Haiti. Extending about 53 square kilometers, it is crossed by the Mapou River.
Boulevard at Rue 24. Downtown Cap-Haïtien, Haiti
Neighboring sections
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1re Bande-du-Nord |
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Cap-Haïtien |
East
Baie du Cap-Haïtien | |
| Southwest
1re Morne-Rouge, PDN |
South  ⬇️
2e Haut-du-Cap |
Southeast
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How to move in the city
The city of Cap-Haïtien offers various modes of transport, Taxi, Moto-taxi or Marche-au-choix.
The taxi: the city has many vehicles.
The motorcycle taxi: the inhabitants benefit from this means of transport because of its speed.
Walking: it can be nice to walk around at your own pace in the streets of the city. As a precaution, it is advisable to observe the general safety instructions (especially to avoid going out alone at night).
Historical District[]
Despite the challenges of earthquakes, fires, and population growth, this area has managed to maintain its unique character, similar to the historic square of New Orleans. With its distinctive architecture, charming fountains in the squares, and well-planned streets, it continues to be recognized as a National Heritage site. Despite neglect and various damages, the city's colonial framework remains intact.
Lambert[]
A settlement located near Cap-Haïtien , where Dupuy and Prézeau led the family of Christophe, who had been forsaken by all following the death of the King on October 8, 1820. This property was owned by Madame Christophe.
La Fossette[]
The vibrant neighborhood of La Fossette, located in the city of Cap-Haïtien, has been home to a significant population who have actively participated in the political affairs of Cape Town over the years. Situated across from Carenage, this community has played a pivotal role in shaping the political landscape of the town.
- On December 4, 1792, following a brutal conflict fought between the freedmen and the small white population of the Cape, the former withdrew to La Fossette. However, they quickly abandoned this position on the same day and proceeded to Haut du Cap, where they established their defensive positions.
- La Fossette served as the primary location for the massacre of white individuals in 1804 on the Cape. It is known that from February 1 to April 22, 1804, Dessalines ordered the killing of all white people on the island. Following this, he declared, "I can now die, for I have avenged the Indian tribes and the Africans who perished in servitude. Haiti has become a land stained with blood, from which the French will now flee." However, the white women were spared. While their husbands were being massacred, no one had considered shedding their blood.
Cunning individuals, skilled in deception and thievery, ingratiated themselves with the governor general through flattery, becoming his advisors and manipulating him into sacrificing the white population. They claimed that these individuals despised the Haitians and warned of the French ideals being instilled in their children, suggesting that a new generation of traitors would emerge within twenty years. Yielding to their influence, the governor general published the edict for the massacre, which was carried out throughout the Cape. Christophe, appointed as commander of the department after the French evacuation, diligently sought out these unfortunate women. A soldier played the Marseillaise and the Chant du Depart as they were led to La Fossette, flanked by two rows of soldiers. One elderly and infirm woman, who had not been arrested, inquired about the cause upon hearing the joyful fanfare. She was informed that the white women were to be executed. Immediately, she rose to her feet, leaning on her crutch, and followed the condemned women. "Since my fellow countrymen are being slaughtered," she declared, "I wish to die alongside them." Pleas for mercy echoed from all sides. The soldiers hesitated. Clerveaux informed them that these women carried French offspring within them. In a horrifying act, he seized a child from a mother's breast and smashed its head against a pile of stones, setting an example for the soldiers to follow. From that moment on, the soldiers carried out a brutal massacre of these defenseless women.
- On November 3, 1802, Dommage, who had led Jérémie, was shot at La Fossette on the exact day of General Leclerc's demise in Cape Town.
- During the Salnave uprising in 1865, a group of government soldiers managed to position a cannon and a howitzer near Barrier Bouteille, causing several houses to catch fire. The women of La Fossette, loyal to Salnave, transported the cannons to Fort Blair to counter the government forces. They wielded bayonets attached to lengthy pikes, as well as butcher's knives.
Marchegalle[]
Marchegalle, located in the heights of Cap-Haïtien, offering a magnificent view. Along the path, there is a cemetery that, during the colonial period, served as a burial site for the Jewish community. Additionally, there is a very deep well where King Christophe reportedly cast numerous victims.
Morne Lecurieux[]
Morne Lecurieux, situated near the Cape, was occupied by General Romain in 1803, leading the independent forces. Subsequently, General Clausel, with the support of Generals Noailles and Claparade, launched an assault and successfully seized the position. Following this engagement, Romain retreated into the interior, having left behind 700 men.
Poisson[]
Poisson is situated in the municipality of Cap-Haitien along the route leading to Dondon and Grande Rivière, directly across from where the heads of Ogé and Chavannes were displayed on February 25, 1791, following their torture.
Providence[]
Ravine Providence, situated at the Cap-Haitien bridges, is home to Fort Bourgeois. During the War of Independence in 1803, Christophe aggressively advanced his forces into the Providence gorge, disregarding the capitulation treaty signed by Rochambeau concerning the Cape. General-in-Chief Dessalines faced significant challenges in halting Christophe's advance, ultimately compelled to send two officers in rapid succession with stern directives.
History[]
In the 16th century (1500s), Haiti was colonized by Spanish explorers. Their arrival caused a decline in the population, weakened by imported diseases and ill-treatment.
Timeline[]
• In 1670, Cap-Français was founded under Bertrand d'Ogeron, by the buccaneers, coming from Tortuga that began to settle there. M. de Pouancey fortified the city.
• In the eighteenth century (1700s), the French took possession of the northern half of the island, to the detriment of the Spaniards who then owned it in full. They set up sugar cane plantations in which slaves who have been imported from Africa work.
• On January 20, 1758, Makandal, an African slave, was burned alive in the Cap-Haïtien Square. Despite being chained to a post, he still managed to terrify the immense crowd that had gathered. Makandal, who was Muslim and well-educated, had gained significant influence in the North by presenting himself as a prophet or sorcerer. He had long resisted the authorities and had planned to exterminate the whites in order to declare the freedom and independence of the black race in Santo Domingo.
• Cap-Français held a special status during the period of French rule and served as the capital of the French colony of Santo Domingo from 1711 to 1770. The capital was then relocated to Port-au-Prince in 1770.
• In 1789, Lacombe, a mulatto, was immolated for submitting a petition to the Provincial Assembly of the North, advocating for equal rights for freedmen.
• October 23, 1790, Vincent Ogé landed in Cap-Haïtien, at 7 o'clock in the evening.
• On February 25, 1791, Ogé and Chavannes were assaulted on the Place du Cap. The following day, Jacques Ogé and twenty-two other companions of Ogé were hanged there for inciting rebellion and advocating for the rights of freedmen.
• On August 17, 1791, Dutty Boukman, a slave and voodoo priest, decided to gather fellow slaves in Bois Caïman to conduct a voodoo ceremony, which marked the commencement of the Haitian Revolution.
Haitian Revolution (1791-1804)[]
• On August 21 and 22, 1791, the homes of settlers were destroyed and burned and their inhabitants killed. In retaliation, the settlers assassinated Dutty Boukmann, the leader of the Bois-Caiman rebellion, and displayed his head on the Place d'Armes.
The slaves of the French colony of Santo Domingo also also rose up in revolt.
• On August 22, 1791, a number of colored men were massacred there, accused by the whites of instigating the general slave revolt in the North.
In that same year, a group of insurgents led by a man named Jeannot launched a fierce attack on the Cape, driven by a fanatical desire for freedom. Despite facing certain death, they charged at cannons and bayonets, many of them unarmed and exposed. They successfully captured Fort Bangars and defeated the white garrison in combat.
• In 1793, the first slave revolts hit Cap-Haitien, which was looted and set on fire.
• Following the departure of the civilian commissioner Saint-Léger for Port-au-Prince in 1792, Biassou launched an attack on Cape Town. The large water-filled ditch surrounding the city did not deter him. His determination to rescue his enslaved mother from the convent of the Pères de l'hôpital fueled his boldness. After crossing the moat, he arrived in the middle of the night to assault Fort Belair, catching the garrison off guard, dispersing them, and unleashing gunfire on the city, instilling great fear. Subsequently, he seized control of the hospital of Saints-Pères , where he mercilessly attacked all the National Guards who were receiving treatment. The next morning, the National Guard managed to drive Biassou away from the city's vicinity. He departed with his mother, whom he had successfully rescued. In April 1792, taking advantage of the divisions among the Cape colonists, Biassou gathered 500 men at La Tannerie and marched towards the city. Initially halted by the artillery of Petit-Anse, he continued his advance, bypassing the Upper Cape posts, and launched an assault on the city. Blanchelande, Dassas, and Cambefort eventually compelled him to retreat. On September 17, 1792, civil commissioners Sonthonax, Polverel, and Ailhaux arrived at the Cape with generals Desparbes, Hinisdal, de Lassale, and Montesquiou-Fezensac, along with 6,000 French troops. On December 4, 1792, a fierce battle erupted in the city between the little whites and the freedmen, resulting in Dassas' death. Outnumbered, the freedmen retreated to La Fossette and eventually to the Cape Heights, where they fortified their position. Then, on June 20, 1793, General Galbaud launched an attack on the civil commissioners at the National Palace with 3,500 troops. Colonel Antoine Chanlatte, a colored man, and Mars Belley, a black officer, successfully repelled the attack and captured Cesar Galbaud, the general's brother.
Battle of Cap-Francais (1793)[]
The next day, on the 21st of June, General Galbaud disembarked from the squadron's ships and advanced towards the arsenal, which was held by 50 freedmen under the command of a white man. After reclaiming the arsenal, the freedmen were mercilessly slaughtered. Galbaud, in control of several forts overlooking the palace, compelled Antoine Chanlatte to retreat with Sonthonax and Polvérel to the Breda estate at the top of the Cape. The sailors, now in charge, looted the area, making it impossible for Galbaud to maintain order. Chaos and bloodshed ensued, with the city descending into anarchy. Ten thousand insurgent blacks and mulattoes, led by the Pierrot gangs' leader, infiltrated the city, massacring whites in every neighborhood and house. On that fateful day, June 21, 1793, the civil commissars proclaimed all black and colored slaves who fought for the Republic as free and French citizens. Galbaud's supporters evacuated the area. On August 29 of the same year, the general emancipation of slaves was announced in the Cape by civil commissary Sonthonax. The city lay in ruins, vulnerable from all sides. Villate, a man of color, restored hope among the populace through his leadership and strategic governance, establishing fortifications around the square. In 1794, he successfully repelled the Spaniards, whose encampments nearly reached the barrier. For over two months, the garrison survived on a diet of sugar cane, oranges, and roots. The English were forced to lift the blockade of the port, while Jean Francois retreated in disgrace to Fort Dauphin.
• On March 20, 1796, Villate arrested and imprisoned Governor Laveaux, who had been deposed. The next day, in response to threats from Toussaint L'Ouverture, the municipality ordered the governor's release, and Villate withdrew to the fort of La Marteliere.
• On October 22, 1798, Toussaint L'Ouverture and Moyse arrived at the Cape, where they successfully surrounded the area. They then compelled the Directory's agent, Hédouville, to depart from the colony. Subsequently, Toussaint made a triumphant entrance into the Cape.
• On October 31, 1801, General Moise conspired against Toussaint Louverture in Cap-Haïtien, aiming to exterminate the whites in the North, unite the blacks and the mulattoes, and secure the independence of his country. After quelling the revolt, Toussaint arrived in the Cape on November 4th. He appeared on the parade ground and declared to the people: "Here stands the man that General Moise labeled a traitor to the country! Here stands the murderer of his brothers! Here stands the man who sought to reinstate slavery, betrayed the Republic, and aspired to be proclaimed king over a multitude of corpses! Today, the guilty have received their punishment for disrupting public order. As for General Moise, my nephew, he will soon face the consequences of his rebellion; he conspired against France, his country, and anyone who takes up arms against her, even if he were my own son, will perish as a traitor." He commanded several compromised officers to step forward and shoot themselves, which they did without protest. Then a group of men bound together appeared on the square. The square opened, and three cannons were aimed at them. Moments later, they had vanished, struck by grape shot. The crowd, filled with horror, fled and scattered in all directions. Moise was tried and executed on November 26th.
• In January, 1802, the French squadron arrived at Cap-Haïtien carrying General Hardy's division of the Leclerc Expedition. Christophe, who was in command for Toussaint, had all the necessary instruments for a battery service with red balls taken to Fort Picolet, and torches were sent to the garrison soldiers in order to set the city on fire. He refused to surrender the town in Toussaint's absence, warning that the earth would burn if the squadron continued to try to deliver the forts Picolet and Bélair. He also warned that in case of refusal, 15,000 men would be disembarked the next morning, and that he would be held responsible for everything that could happen. Despite this, Christophe persisted in his refusal and on February 4th, he set fire to his own house. The National Guard's efforts to extinguish the fire were in vain, and the citizens were repulsed by the soldiers. By eleven o'clock that evening, the town was nothing but a vast bonfire, which the soldiers looted. On February 5th, Humbet's division took control of the city. Hardy's division, which had landed at Acul Bay, marched against the Cape and took position on the smoking ruins of the houses. General Leclerc established his headquarters there and advanced his outposts to Mornet, where the commandant of Petite-Anse, Wilson, came to make his submission.
• In March 1802, while the French were occupied at the siege of Crete-a-Pierrot, General Christophe came to confront General Boyer, who was in command at Cape Town. General Boyer, with the support of Admiral Villaret-Joyeuse, deployed all the soldiers of the marine artillery and a corps of 1,200 sailors from the squadron to vigorously fight against the insurgents and successfully repel them. The surroundings of the Cape were only cleared when General Hardy arrived from Crete a Pierrot. In the same year, the bands of Sans-Souci, who had revolted against Leclerc, continuously harassed the French troops in the vicinity of the Cape and achieved numerous victories over them.
The following 28th of October, Cape was besieged again by the native revolts. General Leclerc, on his deathbed, ordered General Clausel to occupy only the city wall for better defense. The natives were camped less than a league from the city gates. On the 1st of November, Leclerc died of yellow fever in the Cape town, at one o'clock in the morning, and General Rochambeau succeeded him. Pauline Bonaparte had her husband's body embalmed, and after receiving funeral honors, he was embarked for France on the ship the Swiftsure, accompanied by her. The remains of Captain General Leclerc were received at the Pantheon.
At that time, General Rochambeau was at Port-Republicain. The new captain general left his command to General Watrin, and arrived at the Cape on November 17 on the frigate “l’Ambuscade”. Watrin died 15 days later of yellow fever, and was replaced by General Brunet. Rochambeau reorganized his troops and restored order in the administration. He was small and thin, but fierce. His face was dark, his eyes small and lively. He held an unwavering hostility towards the natives. He presented those who had stayed loyal to France with the option of either extermination or rebellion, as a consequence of his brutal behavior. The city of the Cape was reduced to receiving its supplies only by sea, from Monte-Christi where General Pamphile de Lacroix commanded. Pétion, Clervaux and Christophe lifted the siege and entered the interior of the North on November 9, after exhausting themselves in vain efforts against the Cape.
• In 1803, Mrs. Paul Louverture and her son Colonel Jean-Pierre Louverture were abducted during the night, on the orders of Rochambeau, from their residence, and drowned in the harbor of the Cape. At the same time, Rochambeau had the Abbot de la Haye, a white European and former priest of Dondon, arrested and drowned in the same harbor, who in 1792 and 1793 had been the confessor of Jean Francois and Biassou. The abbot's body, washed ashore by the waves, remained exposed to the sun on Picolet beach for over a day.
• In February 1803, the natives, following General Romain's instructions, intended to set fire to the Tiphaine habitation near the Cape. The French intervened and prevented them from carrying out their plan, relocating them instead.
• On February 19, 1803, General Romain took the Cape by surprise from the French and drove them out by seizing Fort Belair. However, a formidable battery, established by General Thouvenot at the extremity of La Fossette, was suddenly revealed and caused casualties among the ranks of the insurgents, who retreated under the deadly grapeshot. The cavalry immediately charged them after pursuing them from the main road. With this triumph, General Clausel restored his authority in the city. Following this battle, Colonel Médard, black, was apprehended by order of Rochambeau, and hanged on the Cluny market, in the presence of the army. He was accused of having connections with Romain. His son, Pounoute, was sentenced to forced labor.
Soon the Cape was once again surrounded by the independents, in a formidable manner. On November 18, 1803, the Cape was attacked by the independents. Rochambeau, impressed by the bravery of the native troops, ceased fire and sent a representative to congratulate Capoix, presenting him with a caparisoned horse to replace the one killed under him. On the 28th, the city surrendered to the forces of the independents and opened its doors to them the next day. On the 30th, Dessalines made his entry, just as the French frigate "Surveillante", carrying Rochambeau and the remains of his army, was forced to surrender to the English commodore Whigh.
• French troops fought the independence troops during the Battle of Vertières on November 18, 1803.
Independence[]
• Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a key figure in the revolution, declared the establishment of the State of Haiti on January 1, 1804. Following this, he tasked Henri Christophe, one of his trusted generals, with constructing an immense fortress on Laferrière peak.
• On October 8, 1804, Christophe organized an extravagant ceremony in the Cape to crown Dessalines as the first emperor of Haiti. Christophe, who later became the king of Haiti in 1807, established his capital at the Cape Town (Cap Henri).
• At the death of Dessalines, Haiti was cut in half. Henri Christophe proclaimed himself king of the northern part of Haiti in 1811 and installed the capital of the Kingdom of Haiti in Cap-Haïtien.
• In 1813, King Christophe also known as Henri I, constructed the Sans Souci Palace, along with its gardens, drawing comparisons to the Palace of Versailles.
• On October 26, 1820, President Boyer entered the Cape and pacified the North following the death of King Christophe. The next day, he appointed General Magny commander of the district.
• Cap-Haïtien was no longer the capital of the Kingdom of Haiti in 1820.
• Deputy Saint-Martin, who was ejected from the House in Port-au-Prince on August 30, 1822, amid the Darfur affair, served as the representative of the commune of Cap-Haïtien.
• On Saturday, January 27, 1837, at 10 o'clock in the evening, Colonel Isidor Gabriel, of the mounted riflemen, led part of his corps to forcefully seize the Cape arsenal. General Léo, the district commander at the time, led a counterattack against the rebels and recaptured the arsenal using bayonets. The conspirators fled, and Isidor was later killed by a pursuing patrol in the heights of Sainte-Suzanne. The regiment of mounted riflemen was disbanded from the army on February 8 following these events.
• On May 7, 1842, an earthquake redecorated the city, burying more than half the population under the rubble. The Haitian poet Milscent passed away on this day.
• On November 27, 1851, A fire broke out in the Cape.
• The Lagore settlement, situated in proximity to the Cape, was the starting point for several conspirators who launched an attack on the Cape arsenal on March 17, 1862. General Nord Alexis, the district commander, successfully repelled their advance.
• In June 1864, General Longuefosse rebelled against President Geffrard in the Cape; he was caught and shot.
• In 1865, Fort-Ferrier, located at the gates of the city, was seized by the partisans of Salnave. The fort came under attack by President President Geffrard's rilfemen. A photograph, which has since been lost, depicted this military action. Once the government emerged victorious, the fort was disarmed.
• On May 7, 1865, the uprising led by Sylvain Salnave, originating from Ouanaminthe, eventually reached Cap-Haïtien. President Geffrard besieged and blockaded the city for six months, with Salnave resisting. Fort Bélair played a crucial role during the siege. The English cannons, including those on the 'Bulldog', 'Galathé', and 'Lily' ships, eventually defeated the insurrection on November 9. Government troops entered the city, leading to hunger, looting, burning, bombardment, and blockade. Salnave sought refuge on the American warship "Desoto". Following the insurrection's defeat, the 2nd and 30th line infantry regiments and the 4th line artillery regiment of the Cape were disbanded for their active involvement, only to be reinstated by President Salnave's government in 1867 after succeeding President Geffrard.
The burial site of Sylvain Salnave, former president of Haiti, and District Commander General Etienne Léo, can be found at Champ de Mars, under the protection of the freedom palm tree.
• On the night of March 15 to 16, 1872, Cinna Leomte rebelled in the Cape against President Nissage Saget with the cry of "Long live Salomon!”. General Nord Alexis apprehended him, shot him and dispersed his followers.
• In 1876, General Nord Alexis rebelled against the provisional government, yet he was ultimately defeated and compelled to withdraw to a consulate prior to departing the nation.
• On July 4, 1877, Benony Vincent took up arms, joining the Cape Town campaigns; he was killed.
• In 1878, the Borough Council opened a trench 600 feet long by 3 wide at the Raque-à-Maurepas habitation.
• On the night of June 20, 1879, Théophile Parisien took up arms in the Cape, successfully evading capture.
• On August 4, 1888, General Séide Thélémaque, the Cape district commander, rebelled against President Saloman, who had left for Port-au-Prince on the 10th. This uprising was in response to a movement led by the ex-president, General Boisrond-Canal. Thélémaque marched towards the capital with a large army on the eve of the harvest, despite the fact that Solomon had already left the country and there was no immediate threat. He had aspirations for the presidency. A clash occurred on the night of September 28 in Port-au-Prince between Thélémaque's soldiers and the guard of the National Palace under General Anselme Prophète. General Thélémaque became a victim of political schemers who continuously pushed him to seize power through force. The victors celebrated their triumph by chanting “Long live Légitime!” - General Thélémaque's rival for the presidency. Upon hearing this, the Cape accused Port-au-Prince and Senator Légitime of orchestrating Thélémaque's assassination, leading to further conflict. Gonaïves, Saint-Marc, the North-West, Artibonite, and the North soon joined the Northerners' cause. On December 3, the “Toussaint-Louverture,” Légitime’s warship, bombarded Fort Picolet and the city; however, the attack could not be fully capitalized on due to a lack of landing troops. President Légitime, who had assumed power, backed the resistance for eight months but eventually had to flee the country on August 22, 1889, after the South aligned with the Northerners.
• Fort Saint-Joseph is particularly noteworthy due to the fact that it was the location where Toussaint L'Ouverture fired his cannon on December 5, 1888.
• On January 12, 2010, Haiti was struck by a 7.0 to 7.3 magnitude earthquake, resulting in the loss of nearly 230,000 lives and leaving around 300,000 people injured.
• In 2012, Cap-Haïtien was hit hard by extensive flooding, leading to a significant loss of life.
Tourism[]
Satama Hotel; Cap-Haitien, Haiti
What to see[]
The city of Cap-Haïtien has few tourist sites to see. Tourists will visit the Notre Dame de l'Assomption Cathedral, the Vertières Monument, the Hotel Roi Christophe and the statues of Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Toussaint Louverture. They will also appreciate the Numismatic Museum of Cap-Haïtien.
What to do[]
- discover the city center with its French colonial architecture. - Enjoy the beaches. - Stroll along the Boulevard du Carenage on the seaside. - Visit Bois Caiman, historic site of the practice of voodoo and where the Haitian revolution was decided. - Go to a distillery. - Visit the Iron Market. - Enjoy a boat ride or a cruise.
Purchasing[]
The Iron Market is the city's main shopping destination. CDs, engravings, stone carvings, leather goods, naive paintings, traditional wooden masks, jewelry made with seeds and straw hats are some of the goods available for sale.
Rue 20 (20th Street) Cap-Haitien, Haiti
Local recipe[]
The dishes: chicken with cashews, rice djon-djon (rice, garlic, cloves, bacon, shrimps, green pepper, hot pepper, Congo peas, black mushrooms djon-djon), soup joumou (squash giraumon, meat of beef, cloves, chilli, chicken broth, macaroni, cabbage, carrots, garlic, orange, potatoes), seafood (crayfish, herrings, conch ...), meat (chicken, turkey ...) , Haitian pork truffle (pork macerated in lemon and orange juice, garlic, cloves and chilli, boiled in a pan and then fried), pikliz (shredded cabbage and carrots, marinated and spiced) , lalo (vegetables cooked with meat and served with white rice), chaka (pumpkin stew, meat, dried corn, coconut milk and chilli).
Desserts : fruits (pineapple, guavas, papayas, oranges, mangos, ackee, melons, tree fruits) fresh, salad or compote, sugar cane, sweet potato bread (sweet potatoes, bananas, coconut milk, vanilla , raisins, cane syrup), Banan peze (fried plantains), or Kokoye Haitian (unsweetened condensed milk, coconut milk, granulated sugar, salt).
Drinks : coffee, cane rum, fresh fruit juice.
Sights[]
In the vicinity of Cap-Haïtien, some tourist sites are to be seen.
Milot with its National Historical Park, which includes the Citadel, the Palace Sans-Souci and Ramiers fortifications, classified in UNESCO but demolished by the earthquake of 1842.
Limbé and Fort Dahomey dating from 1804.
The City of Fort-Liberté with its Arc de Triomphe, its colonial fountain, Place d'Armes, Fort Dauphin, Bayau Island, Fort Saint-Frédéric, Fort Saint-Charles and Fort la Bouque.
The Espagne Habitation located on the Cape Heights, was occupied in February 1803 by a column of General Romain, who established itself there to fight the French in the city. The battalion commander Thouzard, with the aid of a battery at La Fossette, drove them out. He managed to extinguish the fire that had been put in the main structure of this habitation. The natives retired to the summit of Morne Lory.
References[]
Cap-Haïtien [1]
Rapport d'inventaire des ressources touristiques du Nord et du Nord-Est [2] - April 20, 2024
