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Haiti [Ayiti]: Architecture of Jacmel
"Located on the south coast of the island of Hispaniola at the site of an existing Taíno settlement, Jacmel quickly grew into a key port on the Caribbean Sea and benefitted from the lucrative export of coffee in the nineteenth century." [World Monuments Fund] Read More
The town's name is derived from its indigenous Taíno name of Yaquimel. In 1925, Jacmel was dubbed as the "City of
Light," becoming the first in the Caribbean to have electricity." [Wikipedia] Read More
