[PDF] Jérémie

Why is Jérémie called a city?

Jérémie is also called the because of the many , poets, and that were born or live there, such as Etzer Vilaire and Émile Roumer. The father of the writer Alexandre Dumas, père, General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, was born at Madère, near Jérémie. The city is on the north of the Southern Peninsula, on a small .

What happened to Jérémie in Haiti?

Jérémie, the capital city of the Grand’Anse department in Haiti, also suffered severe damage. Just five years ago, Jérémie was hit by Hurricane Matthew, which destroyed a wave of development that had brought hotels, cell phone service and new roads to the previously isolated region.

What makes Jérémie unique?

Way out west, Jérémie boasts a self-possessed rural charm, a sort of independence from the rest of the island, and a kind of defiance in the face of time. In Jérémie, centuries-old traditions are still alive today, side-by-side with the modernity of a 21st century Haiti.

Where is Jérémie & Anse d'Azur?

Jérémie is a town on the western edge of Haiti's southern peninsula, famous as a birthplace of poets and for its striking turn-of-the-century cathedral. Anse d’Azur - this spectacular sandy bay nearby is as picturesque as the very best of Caribbean beaches (minus the crowds).