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Here is a picture of som Haitian boys surfing of the coast of Jacmel. Surf Haiti working to Haitian beaches on the international surf radar as well as tourism.

The objective of Surf Haiti is to establish Jacmel as an ideal surf tourist destination in the surf radar of tourism. Surf industries not only generates billions of revenues, it provides lots of jobs and create passion for environmental protection. The beautiful warm beaches in Haiti are just a short flight from the USA. It is thus well positioned to capitalize the $7 billion per annum revenue of the American surf industry and can create a base for sustainable economic development. 'Surf Haiti' is a small organization that teaches locals and visitors how to ride, rents boards, and keeps the beach clean. The group, founded in 2010, has 23 members ranging in age from 11 to 21. They are training local kids to draw tourists to Haiti's pristine beaches. Although, recently the government has doubled the tourism budget to $4.7 million and has launched varieties of programs to attract visitors, the country still lacks infrastructure for mass tourism.

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Haiti's Maritime and Navigation Service (SEMANAH) organized a one-day event at the Cariès public beach, hoping to make the public more aware of the potential damage to the seabed. Making the statement that the sea should not be thought of as trash, Director General of SEMANAH, Eric Prevost, reminded those present of the historical and cultural heritage of these sites. The cost of the event was $1 million gourdes, put forward by SEMANAH for the activities planned.

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On Tuesday July 26, the president rolled on the tourism week by meeting hotel owners at Cote-des-Arcadins. During the meeting, the parties agreed on a way forward to revive the tourism industry, which constitute a major economic growth sector in Haiti. The 15-kilometre coastline has six operating hotels with 452 rooms. This is valued at 50 million dollars and around a thousand tourists are accommodated in a week. The two hotels that have been in operation for long, since 1984, Club Indigo and Beatrice Nadal Mevs can give an account of the coastline situation.

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Club Indigo, formerly Haiti's Club Med, is a recently renovated hotel that offers varied fine wines, cuisine, child friendly facilities and a lovely wedding venue. It is located in the Cote-des-Arcadins, between the mountain and sea along a white sand beach, and is approximately 78 kilometres from the Port Au Prince airport. Cotes-des-Arcadins have three exotic beaches. Club Indigo, Formerly Haiti's Club Med, this recently renovated hotel offers varied cuisine, fine wines, a lovely wedding venue. An ideal place for families, Kaliko Beach Club property features spacious rooms with an ocean view and bungalows with connecting rooms. Also on the Côte des Arcadins, you find this former sugarcane plantation Moulin-sur-Mer

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On Tuesday July 26, the president rolled on the tourism week by meeting hotel owners at Cote-des-Arcadins. During the meeting, the parties agreed on a way forward to revive the tourism industry, which constitute a major economic growth sector in Haiti. The 15-kilometre coastline has six operating hotels with 452 rooms. This is valued at 50 million dollars and around a thousand tourists are accommodated in a week. The two hotels that have been in operation for long, since 1984, Club Indigo and Beatrice Nadal Mevs can give an account of the coastline situation.

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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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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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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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An unexpected treat when visiting Côtes-de-Fer is the secluded and beautiful Coby Beach Resort. A historic tourist site, the resort, while it is not complete, is open for business. Speckled with almond and coconut trees, the white sand beach is ideal for long walks at any time of the day. If a walk in the sand is not to your liking, their natural garden can be an ideal substitute.

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For those who want to visit the Cormier Plage, great deals are always available through the hotels website and their twitter feed is forever abuzz with updates on their deals and discounts. The resort hotel's current summer promotion, which extends through to August 31, 2013, offers a 20% discount on room prices and there are offers, on occasion, for free airport shuttling; making it more affordable to experience a vacation that is off the beaten path.

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