Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine October 2018 | Page 345

Haiti was discovered in 1492
by Christopher Columbus who
gave it its name. It is located on
the island of Hispaniola in the
Caribbean Sea which consists of
two countries - The Dominican
Republic and Haiti. Haiti occupies
1/3 while The Dominican Republic
occupies 2/3 of Hispaniola.
Haiti is primarily populated by
African-Caribbean people with a
history of French colonialism.
[Source: Bob Corbett, August 1999]