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The people of Haiti know what Cotes-des-Arcadins mean. If you are a Caribbean tourist and you have not gone there, you might be missing the greatest adventure around. You might not know the fun of dancing live Twoubadou & Rara at a Haiti beach if a rum punch has never tipsy on you. As the CaribJournal.com indicates, Haiti offers dome beautiful beaches for travellers. The Cote-des-Arcadins, an hour away from Port-au-Prince on the western coast of Haiti, offers you beautiful sea view and mountains on your back.

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On Tuesday, July 30, Chef Aaron Sanchez and New Orleans Chef John Besh received a warm reception in Haiti as they were blocked by a mayor of a town outside Haiti attempted to block them from visiting the farmers market. They had come to the Caribbean nation as visitors from Oxfam America aid group to assist increase awareness concerning food issues. However, the mountain town of Kenscoff mayor, Widjmy Clesca, blocked the chefs together with the journalist in their company from entering. Clesca indicated that the photographers might take pictures unflattering for the town and thus could not allow them to enter. The chefs later decided to leave with their hosts to check on a community organization that collaborate with local farmers.

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It has taken the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Institute for Protection of National Heritage (ISPAN) three years to fully restore the Court of First Instance of Jacmel. UNDP funded the restoration to a total of around USD 350,000. The expertise offered by the ISPAN enabled the former glory of this building, recorded as Historical Heritage of Haiti, to be restored. The engineers from UNDP oversaw the project to completion. As of this time, three years since the commencement of the project, court staff can attest to the recovered decent working conditions.

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In the south-east department, with an area of just over 190 km square lies Côtes-de-Fer. Its 70,000 people population are extremely gracious, helpful and resourceful. Called the coast of beauty, Côtes-de-Fer relies greatly on fishing for its economy and the sustenance of the population. They trade with nearby towns and boroughs which include Bainet, Aquin & Miragoâne and Petit-Goâve. Its beauty includes hidden beaches, lush mountains and hospitable people. Not without accommodations for visiting tourists, the town is home to Coby Beach Resort which can host conferences for up to a hundred and offers horseback riding, water skiing, tennis and basketball.

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The residents of Côtes-de-Fer make their living by farming, fishing and making crafts. Their farm products include banana, petit mille, cassava, corn, potato, yam and peas, cachiment, grenadine, corossole, mango, sapodilla and papaya. They sell many of these goods at the local market to nearby towns and even import Sisal (pitre) to the international market. The area is famous for their fishing. Mostly seasonal, their fish varieties include lobsters and conch, of which the haul is large, used to feed the residents and also for commercial use.

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Recently, the area of Côtes-de-Fer benefitted greatly from the patronage of the Canadian Government which saw to the inception of a brand new police station. The town's other new additions include a bridge over the Côtes-de-Fer river, food kits from the Ede Pèp program and agricultural implements such as over thirty water pumps needed to irrigate a thousand hectares. The aid came after attention was drawn to the area's needs.

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With a very tiny population, Cotes de Fer is located in the south-east of Haiti. Its nearest towns and cities include Anse du Clerc, Carrefour, Balizier, Guantanamo, Espeback, Delmas and the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. Called the coast of beauty, Cotes de Fer is known for its fishing and exceptional cuisine with a strong focus on the seasonal catches. Estimates of the population range from anywhere between a few thousand to tens of thousands, but one thing is undisputed, the residents' love of football.

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Information gathered from GeoNames, a geographical database, lists the population of Cotes-de-Fer at 2393. 29 meters is the elevation of the city on average, and it is located 18.1833 degrees, the latitude in decimals, and -73.0 degrees, the longitude in decimals. Its time zone ID is American/Port-au-Prince and its name can be spelled as Cotes-de-Fer, Côtes-de-Fer and Cote de Fer. Its neighboring towns include Fond Gerard, Amoux, Baptiste Balangnin, Jacmel, Miragoane, Fond Des Negres and Aquin.

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Côtes-de-Fer, known by the creole name, Kòt Defè is an administrative district inhabited by some tens of thousands of people. In 2003 the population was counted as over 33,000; that number has since risen by an additional almost 40,000 by some tellings. It is a coastal town 20 meters or 70 feet above sea level and boasts one of the most famous coastlines for fishing in all of Haiti. It is in the south-east department of Haiti in the Bainet Arrondissement.

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The safety of the residents of Côtes-de-Fer was a factor in the decision by the Canadian Government to fund the building of a police station. The inauguration ceremony was attended by President Michel Martelly, Godson Orelus, the Director General, and Henri Paul Normandin, the Canadian Ambassador to Haiti. Also on the agenda was the construction of a bridge over the Côtes-de-Fer River. The bridge is the city's gateway and is thought of as the start of Boulevard Gerard Martelly, named after President Martelly's father.

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