00:00 Haiti is the poorest country in the Caribbean. To travel across the country, people and their goods must use only dirt tracks.

02:55 Haiti, once known as the pearl of the Antilles.
14:41 Employment for all ages.
18:40 An island of many religions and many dangers.
27:48 Salt workers, women with a frantic pace of work.
29:25 Haiti, with steep paths and corrupt politicians.
36:23 Miners still searching for gold nuggets.
44:55 When bad weather further complicates their journey.

Travelling the 80km that separates Gonaïves and Môle Saint Nicolas in the North-east takes up to ten hours. There is one bus which makes the journey, and it is far from a comfortable ride.
Directors : Alexandre Spalaikovitch and Guillaume Lhotellier