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Isle A'Vache

Isle A'Vache & Ka-koc Village (Red Arrow)

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"Isle A’Vache" is a small Island off the south coast of Haiti. Right across the Island on the mainland Haiti lays the coastal town of Les Cayes, featuring a small harbor, a weekly market and some shops. Isle A'Vache is about 3.5 km long and 1.5 km on its widest spot. The famous hydrographer to the King, Jaques Nicolas Bellin drew this map in 1764 depicting Mad Reef on the top and the harbor (now Port Morgan) on the bottom left. There are several ways to write the Islands name, some call it Cow Island or Ila Vacca, we have adapted to Bellin’s way of writing.

[Abbildung]	The Island consists of several villages strewn into the hilly terrain and along some incredible white sand beaches. There is no industry of any kind and only a very few people have a real job. Most of the 9000 locals know poverty to the bone and virtually live from hand to mouth.
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There is a Jesuit Mission on the Island headed by "Rev. John Henault". He has dedicated his life to help the poor. His work and dedication has been crucial in reducing typhus and malaria to a manageable level and he runs a project whereby he is drilling for water and organizes cisterns to be built. "Madame Bernard", the name of the village next to Ka-koc, has a school and an orphanage housing 52 most mentally disabled children who really do need help.

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On our visits to Isle A’Vache we have met many locals and made good friends over the years. Some of them have become very dear to us like "Wagner", "Phelix" and "Levine" (from left below). Wagner has become our trusted friend, guide and local translator; he knows and is related to almost everyone on the island and he has diplomatically resolved several “cultural mishaps” on our behalf.

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Some impressions from Isle A'Vache

*"Hotel Port Morgan"* Village Touristique Morgan S.A. BP 118 – Les Cayes - HAITI E-mail: portmorgan@direcway.com www.port-morgan.com Library at Ka-koc Phone:(509) 286-1600	[Abbildung]
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General information about Haiti
(Source: www.lonelyplanet.com )

Geology

Haiti makes up about 27,700 sq km of the western third of Hispaniola. Haiti has two large peninsulas, the northern and the southern claws; the Gulf de la Gonave separates them. The mountain range include the Massif de la Hotte, running west to east from the extreme western tip of the southern claw, which reaches a height of2347 m at Pic Macaya; and the Massif de la Selle, which runs west to east just southeast of Port-au-Prince, peaking at Pic la Selle 26774 m, the highest point of Haiti.

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Temperature

Haiti has a yearly mean temperature of 21 degrees C. The mean daily high is 32 degrees C, and mean nightly low is 21,5 degrees C. The hottest months of the year are July and August, the coolest December through to March.

Population
Haiti is home to about 6 million people, of whom 79% are rural, living off agriculture. People of African origin make up 95% of the population. The other 5% is made up of mulattos, middle easterners and people of other races.

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Language
Although French is considered the official language of Haiti, only 10% can speak it, the majority speaks Creole.

Religion
The Catholic Church is the most powerful Christian institution in Haiti. While almost everyone practices Vodou, it is commonly held that 80% of the population is Catholic and 20% Protestant.

We found that the information on the Dominican Republic & Haiti, as listed in the Lonely Planet Travel Guide, is the most accurate we could find and matches our own experiences in Haiti during the past.

More information: www.lonelyplanet.com

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