Satellite views of the Dominican Republic reveal a LOT of baseball fields.
Satellite views of Haiti reveal complete ecological destruction.
2nd republic in the Americas…established 1804…
It is complicated for sure.
Still, the Haitian revolt against France resulted in financial collapse for France under Napoleon. This lead to the French practically begging the nascent United States to effect the Louisiana Purchase.
Haiti was the first country in this hemisphere to outlaw slavery and it was the 2nd Republic ever established in North America. Haiti also eliminated slavery in the Dominican Republic.
Things certainly deteriorated from there and then. Haiti is the poorest nation in America and it has long been a disaster. Still, without Haiti, the United States might be about 1/3 the geographical size that it has become.
http://www.concretegardener.com/2008/02/collapse-by-jared-diamond-part-3-haiti.html
I’ve often thought the only hope for Haiti would be to relocate the entire population and allow the land and surrounding sea to heal for at least half a century. But where to send those poor benighted people? Haiti is a human and ecological tragedy. Sadly, it does not appear to be fixable.
I’ve often thought the only hope for Haiti would be to relocate the entire population and allow the land and surrounding sea to heal for at least half a century. But where to send those poor benighted people? Haiti is a human and ecological tragedy. Sadly, it does not appear to be fixable.