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I spied these stalwart mangroves of Southern Haiti while boating across La Baie de Petit Goave. They came as a bit of a surprise.

Nowhere in Haiti is surfing more prevalent than on the shores of Cayes-Jacmel, particularly the quiet enclave of Kabic Beach.

The series of natural pools and waterfalls that comprise Bassin Bleu make for an incomparable southern Haiti adventure.

Even with all of its troubles – its natural disasters, tumultuous politics, etc. – Haiti remains blessed with awe-inspiring natural beauty.

In Haiti's outer provinces, you'll find the same laid-back beachy vibe as elsewhere in the Caribbean. This is especially true in Port-Salut.

As with any religion, there's a dark side to Haitian Vodou. It's not all encompassing, as the mainstream media and Hollywood would have you believe.

Pikliz, like pepper sauce in the English-speaking Caribbean, is served with everything in Haiti. Breakfast, lunch, dinner!

Nowhere in the Caribbean carries closer ties to Africa than Haiti. Nowehere are those ties more prevalent than in Haitian music.

Twoubadou folk music traces its origins to the early 1900s, when seasonal migrant laborers from Haiti traveled to Cuba to work the cane fields.