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Here is a picture of a Sapodilla Fruit in Boucan Carre, Haiti. The region is ideal for many exotic fruits and vegetables.

Also known as Manilkara zapota, but commonly known in the region of Boucan Carre as sapodilla. This fruit originated from southern Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.

Sapodilla can become a big tree, growing to more than 98 ft tall

Sapodilla fruit is a large ellipsoid berry, containing two to five seeds. It has a sweet, malty flavor. The unripe fruit is hard to the touch, with high amounts of saponin

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Mairie de Boucan Carre - Mayor. The town of Boucan Carre has a few infrastructures.

The telecommunications company, Digicel, provide telephone services in the region.

A bridge is being constructed over the Fonds D'Enfer River to provide access to the rest of the region. The main activity in Boucan carre is on Friday which is the official market day in this municipality of Boucan-Carre. Merchants from neighboring towns spend the day there. Crowds of people and many motorbikes amidst a few vehicles.

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Here is a picture of a fish farm in the town of Boucan Carre. This is a new way in Haiti. Haiti is a country so plentiful with water but it offers so little income to fisherman. Fish Farming just like this one in Boucan Carre is expected to provide more income to the fishermen in the region.

Fish farming is one of the most viable options available for quickly restoring relative prosperity to small fish farmers in Boucan Carre and other parts of Haiti. By increasing fish farming, fish farmers can help to fight poverty in Haiti

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Here is a picture of the Depite of Mirebalais and Boucan Carre, Mr. Abel Descolines.

Abel Descollines is the youngest member of the 34-year AVNI party. He is also a member of the Grouping of Parliamentarians for Change, a component of the "functional majority" in the room was more scathing.

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The town of Boucan-Carre is located in the Mirebalais arrondissement in the Haitian department of Centre.

With a population estimated to be around 48,700 people, Boucan-Carre is considered to be a municipality in the central region of Haiti. Its exact location lies within the coordinates; 18°58'0? North and 72°12'0? West. The town has altitude at 297 meters above sea level. Boucan-Carre is further subdivided into 3 communal sections. They are: Duffailly, Petite Montagne and Les Bayes.

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Here is a picture of the the place where the remains of the Haitian Caco leader has been buried. He was assassinated by the U.S Marines during the US Occupation

A state funeral was held for Charlemagne Peralte after the US occupation has terminated in Cap-Haïtien, where his grave can still be seen today.

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Here is the Place where Charlemagne Péralte remains have been rested since the end of the US occupation in 1935. Although he couldn't receive a proper funeral during the occupation, a national funeral was accorded to him later.

The official funeral of the Haitian hero, the leader of the Caco rebel fighter, Charlemagne Péralte, was held in Cap-Haitian and attended by the President of Haiti, Sténio Vincent

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Here is a picture of Jean-Baptiste Conze, the Haitian rebel fighter who betrayed Charlemagne Peralte.

By that time, Charlemagne Péralte had already declared a provisional government in the north of Haiti.

Charlemagne Péralte was betrayed by one of his Caco fighters, Jean-Baptiste Conzé. This opportunist, led US Marines Sergeant Herman H. Hanneken and Corporal William Button into the Caco rebels camp which was located at the time near Grand-Rivière Du Nord

A name that has became famous in Haiti in its own right, Jean-Baptiste Conzé "Conzé"

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This is a copy of the actual letter from Charlemagne Peralte addressed to Gendarmerie in Maissade.

This letter dated August 14th, 1919 said:
Charlemagne Peralte, Supreme chief of the Haitian revolution

I take the opportunity to write you this letter because I know that I am dealing with these Haitians, sons of the counry of Petion, Dessalines

Today, the revolution counts 11 Months It is not question that you don't support it your country for the triumph of the revolution

You are Black my brothers, I love you all...

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This is College St Francois D'Assise in Port-au-Prince before the 2010 earthquake.

School St. François d'Assise was a victim of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. After several years, the institution is still fighting to rebuild

This is an all girl School that has been run and operated by the Sisters of St. François d'Assise. They serve about 1,500 students annually.

They recently received some donation from Polish sponsors who helped them to provide computes for the underprivileged children in the area. However, the need is much greater than that. School St. François d'Assise is still looking for additional donations to help them acquire additional teaching tools

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