On our way to Cerca Carvajal, we passed through the city of Hinche. It was in Hinche that we had to get our truck repaired because the axle broke because of the roughness of the road. I did not get to take too many photos of Hinche itself, but I noticed a marked difference between Port au Prince with all its polution and traffic and the rural nature of Hinche. Also, it was much cleaner in Hinche.
According to Wikipedia, Hinche (Ench in Kréyòl) is a city in central Haiti, near the border with the Dominican Republic. It has a population of about 50,000. It is the capital of Centre department. Hometown of Charlemagne Péralte, a nationalist leader who resisted the United States occupation of Haïti (1915-1934).
The city of Hinche (Spanish Hincha) has at different times belonged to either the Dominican Republic or Haiti. The border treaty agreements of 1929 and revisions to the treaty in 1936 left it permanently in Haitian territory.
