RUN ACROSS HAITI® ROUTE HIGHLIGHT: Day 4, Gonaives

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HISTORY
Gonaives was founded in 1422 by the native inhabitants of the region who named the village "Gonaibo".

DESCRIPTION
  • Gonaives is located on the northeastern coast of the island.
  • It is the capital and the most populated city of the Arbonite Department of Haiti.
  • Gonaives has a local steppe climate, with dry, grassy, arid plains.
FUN FACTS
  • Gonaïves is referred to as Haiti's City of Independence. It was here that Haiti was declared independent from France on January 1, 1804.
  • Gonaives is an area known for its farming and agricultural industry, with its most common crops being cotton, sugar, coffee, mango, banana and cabinet wood.
  • People in Gonaives celebrate the anniversary of the city every 4th of November with a feast celebrating Saint Charles Borromeo, the catholic patron saint of the city.
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