- Port-Salut
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image_caption = Sunset on the beach in Port Salut
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subdivision_name2 = Port-Salut
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latd=18 |latm=4 |lats=35 |latNS=N
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footnotes =Port-Salut is a coastal town in the
Sud Department ofHaiti and the hometown of Haiti's deposed president,Jean-Bertrand Aristide who was born there in 1953. [cite web
url=http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article-9355773
title=Jean-Bertrand Aristide
publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica
accessdate=2007-07-02 ] Port-Salut is a popular destination for local Haitians as well as tourists to a certain degree seeking relaxation and tranquility due to the beautiful beaches that the town is surrounded by. The area has yet to be discovered on a mainstream tourist level. With proper management and investment, Port-Salut could become a major tourist destination in Haiti, a country whosetourism industry , full of potential, has been struggling for decades.Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/HA/12/PortSalut.html Port-Salut, Haiti Page]
* [http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/haiti.pdf Detailed map of Haiti]
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