Caribbean - Map of the Islands

The Caribbean

This map postcard features King Triton riding a narwhal whale, The Gulf of Mexico, The Atlantic Ocean, Florida, The Bahama Islands, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Haiti, The Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica.
2014

Please note that on the postcard they wrote Dominican Republic they added 'a' to the end.  

Haiti - Labadee, Beach and Cruise Ship

Labadee, Haiti

I tried to buy stamps and send postcards from Labadee, but they do not have a postal service in the area, even on the ship they can't get stamps or mail from here.  They only postcards for sale were on the ship, none actually in Labadee. We were on the Allure of the Seas - Dec. 5th, 2010

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Labadee is a port located on the northern coast of Haiti. It is a private resort leased to Royal Caribbean International. Royal Caribbean International has contributed the largest proportion of tourist revenue to Haiti since 1986, employing 300 locals, allowing another 200 to sell their wares on the premises, and paying the Haitian government US$6 per tourist.

The resort is completely tourist-oriented, and is guarded by a private security force. The site is fenced off from the surrounding area, and passengers are not allowed to leave the property. It is also blocked off from the remainder of Haiti by mountains. A controlled group of Haitian merchants are given sole rights to sell their merchandise and establish their businesses in the resort. Although sometimes described as an island in advertisements, it is actually a peninsula contiguous with the island of Hispaniola.

Attractions include a Haitian flea market, beaches, watersports, a water-oriented playground, and a zip-line.

Haiti - Labadee - Beach and Shopping

Labadee, Haiti

I tried to buy stamps and send postcards from Labadee, but they do not have a postal service in the area, even on the ship they can't get stamps or mail from here.  They only postcards for sale were on the ship, none actually in Labadee. We were on the Allure of the Seas - Dec. 5th, 2010

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Labadee is a port located on the northern coast of Haiti. It is a private resort leased to Royal Caribbean International. Royal Caribbean International has contributed the largest proportion of tourist revenue to Haiti since 1986, employing 300 locals, allowing another 200 to sell their wares on the premises, and paying the Haitian government US$6 per tourist.

The resort is completely tourist-oriented, and is guarded by a private security force. The site is fenced off from the surrounding area, and passengers are not allowed to leave the property. It is also blocked off from the remainder of Haiti by mountains. A controlled group of Haitian merchants are given sole rights to sell their merchandise and establish their businesses in the resort. Although sometimes described as an island in advertisements, it is actually a peninsula contiguous with the island of Hispaniola.

Attractions include a Haitian flea market, beaches, watersports, a water-oriented playground, and a zip-line.

Haiti - Ruins of Sans Souci Palace

Cap Haitain, Republique D'Haiti
Ruins of Sans Souci Palace

Love Thy Sunny Caribbean

Photo: Herbert E. Miller
1978

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The Sans-Souci Palace was the royal residence of King Henri I (better known as Henri Christophe) of Haiti, Queen Marie-Louise and their twin daughters. Construction of the palace started in 1810 and was completed in 1813. Its name translated from French means "without worry."

Crippled by a stroke, King Henri I committed suicide on the grounds of the palace on October 8, 1820. According to Haitian legend, he shot himself with a silver bullet.

His nephew and heir, Jacques-Victor Henry, Prince Royal of Haiti was bayoneted to death by revolutionaries at the Palace on October 18, 1820.

A severe earthquake in 1842 destroyed a considerable part of the palace and it was never rebuilt.

UNESCO designated it—and the Citadelle—World Heritage Sites in 1982.

Haiti - Labadee Zip-Line

Labadee, Haiti

Labadee (also Labadie) is a port located on the northern coast of Haiti.  It is a private resort leased to Royal Caribbean International.  Royal Caribbean International has contributed the largest proportion of tourist revenue to Haiti since 1986, employing 300 locals, allowing another 200 to sell their wares on the premises, and paying the Haitian government US6 per tourist.  The resort is completely tourist-oriented, and is guarded by a private security force.  The site is fenced off from the surrounding area, and passengers are not allowed to leave the property.  A controlled group of Haitian merchants are given sole rights to sell their merchandise and establish their businesses in the resort.  Although sometimes described as an island in advertisements, it is actually a peninsula contiguous with the island of Hispaniola.  The cruise ship moors to the pier at Labadee capable of servicing the Oasis class ships, which was completed in late 2009.
2012

(the brown 'circle' you see at the bottom of the postcard is the Labadee Roller Coaster)

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zip line information from Royal Caribbean's website:
Come test the trade winds on Labadee's Dragon's Breath Flight Line. After a flight briefing and orientation, test your mettle on our shorter "Little Dragon" flight line. Then experience a short drive in our custom-made safari vehicles to the take-off point for the Dragon's Breath, 500 feet above the beaches of Labadee. At over 2,600 feet long, this is the longest flight line in the world over water. Enjoy breathtaking views, as you zip down the flight line at speeds of 40-50 mph. Your flight lands at Dragon's Breath Rock where your adventure began.

Haiti - Market

Haiti Market
1970

Haiti - Port-au-Prince, La rue du Mexique

Republique d'Haiti - Port-au-Prince - La rue du Mexique (Mexico Street)
a few words on the sign to the right are ..  champagne... rue du Mexique ... Emm Beauduy

(This street name was changed to - Rue Traversiere)

This is postmarked in 1936 with a Haiti stamp (although the postcard is much older than that - I'd put it around 1915)

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I was trying to find information about the building in the center and found this:
By presidential order dated May 11, 2010, the Market Hyppolite was listed as National Heritage, following a request from the Institute of Heritage Preservation National (ISPAN), supported by the Ministry of Culture and communication.

Since March 2010, construction began on the restoration of the Market Hyppolite, the north hall was demolished by fire in May 2008 and its central building severely damaged by the earthquake of January 12, 2010.