Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine October 2018 | Page 347

Haiti’s creole name is Ayiti which means mountainous land.
Haiti was first inhabited by the Taino and Arawak people, then
later by African slaves brought in by the French.
Haiti was the first black republic in the world.
The island Haiti occupies is called Hispaniola.
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Photo Credit: Lee Cannon