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Haiti, December 2025
Cap-Haitien
Citadelle Laferriere
Sans-Souci
Bois Caiman
Cap-Haitien
Notre-Dame of Cap-Haitian Cathedral
Temporarily empty plinth of Henri Christophe statue
Préfecture du Cap-Haïtien
Bust of His Majesty Henri Christophe
Another bust of Roi Henri Christophe
View to Cathedral
Memorial to the 1803 Battle of Vertieres
Regarded as the climactic battle against the French
View over Cap-Haitien
View down to Cathedral
View to the port area
Citadelle Laferriere
Citadelle Laferriere was built around 1820 by King Henri I to defend free Haiti against a French return.
Citadelle Laferriere
The projecting "Prow" of the walls
Entryway + Scotsman
Interior of the "Prow"
Atop one mountain, among many.
Gallery of Cannon
Cannon, on original carriage
"Voodoo Shrine"
Interior + Guide
King's HQ/Office
King Henri I
Supporting forts
Piles of cannonballs
Hollow cannonball / shell
Rear View
Sans-Souci Palace
Palace rear
Palace frontage
View down to circular church
Bois Caiman
Bois Caiman was the site of a 1791 voodoo pact which launched the anti-slavery revolt
The anti-French Voodoo pact
The anti-French Voodoo pact
Modern Voodoo Temple/Museum
Voodoo Museum/Temple
Voodoo Museum/Temple
Voodoo Museum/Temple
Voodoo Museum/Temple
Voodoo cave
Voodoo cave
French-era foot bridge
French-era foot bridge + tree
Bois Caiman murals
Pre-Columbian Taino
Columbus
The era of slavery
The revolutionary voodoo pact
Revolutionary Victory