Haiti island unscathed by quake, but tourists stay away
ILE A VACHE — There are no blue-helmeted UN troops patrolling the streets of Ile a Vache, and schools on this picturesque island did not close after the massive earthquake that devastated much of the rest of the country. Even as the rest of Haiti struggled to clear away debris and dispose of their dead, life after the quake has gone on as much as it did before for the 15,000 inhabitants of this unspoiled paradise. The tiny island, off the southwest peninsula of Haiti a half-hour by boat from the town of Les Cayes, boasts among its many pleasures a vista of rolling hills and crystalline waters lapping its white-sand beaches. But despite being spared the physical ravages of the quake, the island and its growing tourist industry also have been hit hard by the disaster. Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100505com3.html |
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