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Home > Haiti National Parks > La Visite National Park La Visite National Park La Visite National Park is one of three remaining national parks in Haiti.
La Visite National Park, is located 22 km south-southeast of Port-au-Prince and was established by governmental decree in 1983.
La Visite National Park consists of 2,000 hectares on the ridge of the Massif de la Selle near its western terminus, with a maximum elevation of 2,282 mon Morne Cabaio.
Natural forests within La Visite National Park are currently restricted to high elevations, and these are dominated by pine (Pinus occidentalis).
Pockets of wet broadleaf montane or cloud forest are confined to ravines, and scattered fragments of drier karst broadleaf forest are embedded within pine stands. These remnant forests are arguably Haiti’s most endangered natural habitat, as human settlements and deforestation have steadily encroached on La Visite’s last remote areas.
Chronic socioeconomic hardships and political instability have hindered efforts to implement an effective, sustainable conservation plan for La Visite National Park, as elsewhere in Haiti.
Read a PDF Document on La Visite National Park from vinsweb.org
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Pic La Selle Highest point in Haiti Pic La Selle s the highest point in Haiti, Pic La Selle 8,793 feet above sea level. Pic La Selle is a part of the Chaine de la Selle mountain range in Haiti. Pic la Selle is located in La Visite National Park See photos of Haiti Mountains here:
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