One of the last surviving native pine forests in a country with less than 1% of its original forest cover
Area
20 km²
Designated in
1983
Region
Caribbean
Declared in 1983, La Visite protects one of the last significant fragments of native pine forest surviving in Haiti, a country that has lost the overwhelming majority of its original forest cover — estimates put current deforestation above 98% — through extreme demographic pressure and a historic dependence on charcoal as household fuel. The park, reachable only after a demanding walk of several hours from the town of Kenscoff, near Port-au-Prince, is home to the Hispaniolan hutia, one of only two native land mammals still surviving on the whole island after the extinction of practically all of its original land fauna.
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La Visite: 6 documented species
Mammals2Birds2Reptiles2
Threatened:
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in Haiti, where La Visite lies.
DesertMarine / coastalWetland
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Diving and snorkellingBirdwatching
Nearby dive sites
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241 km away
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