Time Zone |
America/Port-au-Prince |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC-5 |
Daylight Saving Time |
UTC-4 |
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Africa/Sao_Tome |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+0 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Marran, Haiti is a small city in the north of Haiti, located in the southeast of Cap-Haïtien, on the border between the mountains and the plains, and surrounded by agriculture as the main source of economic resources, with an abundance of coffee, sugar cane and other tropical crops. The local culture is heavily influenced by French colonial and African traditions, with Creole and French languages co-existing, and retains a rich folk music and crafts such as colorful weavings and wood carvings. As one of Haiti's inland towns, Maran has a relatively simple infrastructure but is gradually attracting small-scale eco-tourism attention due to its simple folklore and unique mountainous landscape. Though small in size, the city shows the true face of Haitian rural life and is an important window to experience the traditional agricultural culture of the region.
São Tomé and Príncipe is an island country in west-central Africa, consisting of the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe and the surrounding islets, with the capital, São Tomé, located in the northeastern part of São Tomé. Located on the Gulf of Guinea, about 200 kilometers from the African continent, the country was colonized by Portugal in the 15th century and became independent in 1975, with Portuguese as the official language and an economy based on agriculture (cocoa, palm oil) and tourism. It should be noted that "Java" is not a city or region of the country; Java is the main island of Indonesia, with cities such as Jakarta and Surabaya, and has nothing to do with São Tomé and Príncipe, possibly due to a confusion of names.