Ruxandra Guidi's Blogs
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Earthquake devastates Haiti
The presidential palace was, at least at the time of my visit a little over a year ago, one of the most solid-looking buildings in Port-au-Prince. Located at the center of the Champ de Mars plaza, the white structure was said to have been modeled after The White House and meant to inspire reverence. But as we drove around the potholed streets surrounding the plaza and saw the piles of garbage and rows of crumbling buildings located within a few blocks, I remember thinking that it was hard to take this place too seriously. \"This building is what most tourists get to see,\" said my friend Louis one day as we circled the plaza. \"But the real Haiti is the garbage that is surrounding it.\" Sadly, the building and its neighborhood have now collapsed. And no one knows how many people may be trapped in...
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