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Jacmel
A carnival town on Haiti's south coast.
- Population
- 221,965 (2024)
- Founded
- 1698
Then
- 1698
The town is founded as capital of southeastern Saint-Domingue.
- 1806
Francisco de Miranda raises the first Gran Colombian flag in Jacmel Bay.
- 2010
The earthquake damages about 70 percent of homes.
Now
Jacmel's month-long carnival is one of Haiti's best known.