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Anyone care for a slice of mud pie?

 Cortlen “Happy” CloutierGEOG 201-02, Swanson

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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

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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

1990 1st freely elected President in Haiti

Haiti exploited by foreign powers/neighbors/dictators

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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

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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

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$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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UNUN

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Other projects

Airport expansion

University

Port

Hotel

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Future Obstacles

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18Environmental destruction, a need to

rebuild…

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Citation list:

Ferreira, Susana. “The Clintons In Haiti: Can An Industrial Park Save The Country?” Time Oct. 2012: 1-2. World.time.com. Web. 25 Oct. 2012.

Padgett, Tim. “Haiti Without A Prime Minister Again: Is This Reconstruction Or ‘Deconstruction’?” Time Feb. 2012: 1-2. World.time.com. Web. 25 Oct. 2012.

Davis, Nick. “The Massacre That Marked Haiti-Dominican Republic Ties.” BBC News. Oct. 2012: 1-3. Bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america. Web. 25 Oct. 2012

Unknown Author. “Haiti And Dominican Republic: More Than The Sum Of Its Parts.” The World Bank. 11 July. 2012: 1-2. Worldbank.org/en/news. Web. 25 Oct. 2012.

Diamond, Jared. “Haiti And The Dominican Republic: One Island, Two Worlds.” The Globalist. Oct. 2012: 1-4. Theglobalist.com. Web. 25 Oct. 2012.

Unknown Author. “Dominican Republic Vs Haiti.” Find The Best. Oct. 2012: 1-2. Country-facts.findthedata.org. Web. 25 Oct. 2012.

Fragala-Smith, Karen. “Haiti: A Historical Perspective.” Newsweek/The Daily Beast. Jan 2010: 1-3. Thedailybeast.com/newsweek. Web. 25 Oct. 2012.

Than, Ker. “Haiti Earthquake, Deforestation Heighten Landslide Risk.” National Geographic News. Jan 2010: 1-2. Nationalgeographic.com. Web. 25 Oct. 2012.

Unknown Author. “Dominican Republic Signs Seven Agreements With Haiti.” Dominican Republic Live. March 2012: 1-4. Dominican-republic-live.com. Web. 25 Oct. 2012.

Acemoglu, Daron, and Robinson, James. “Why Is Haiti So Poor?” Why Nations Fail. April 2012: 1-3. Whynationsfail.com. Web. 25 Oct. 2012.

Silver, Alexandra. “Haiti And The Dominican Republic: A Tale Of Two Countries.” Time. Jan 2010: 1-2. Time.com. Web. 22 Oct. 2012.

Ventre, Tommy. “Planting Hope on Hispaniola.” World Watch. Vol. 21 Issue 1: 8-13. Academic Search Premier. Web. 18 Oct. 2012.

Unknown Author. “Clintons Urge Foreign Investment In Haiti.” Associated Press. Oct 2012: 1-1. Thegrio.com. Web. 30 Oct. 2012.