About Port-Au-Prince
Port-au-Prince is the capital and most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 987,310 in 2015. The city of Port-au-Prince is on the Gulf of Gonâve: the bay on which the city lies, which acts as a natural harbor, has sustained economic activity since the civilizations of the Arawaks. It was first incorporated under French colonial rule in 1749. Prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus, the island of Hispaniola was inhabited by people known as the Taíno, who arrived in approximately 2600 BC in large dugout canoes. Port-au-Prince has a tropical wet and dry climate and relatively constant temperatures throughout the course of the year. There are museums and art galleries in Port-au-Prince but many of them have been damaged in the 2010 earthquake that devestated the Island.