HAITI

HAITI / HAÏTI.

Zim Waterfall.
Airmail. First stamp in a set of 4, issued on 16.12.1957.
Face value: 5 Haitian centimes.
Printed by Courvoisier S.A.
Printing: Photogravure.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 468.
- Scott No. C108.
- StampWorld No. 463.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 553.
- Yvert et Tellier No. PA117.

Zim Waterfall (Bassin Zim) is located about 8 km (5 mi) north of the city of Hinche, in the Centre Department, in the Central Plateau of Haiti, at more than 250 m (820 ft) above sea level. The waterfall, just over 20 m (65 ft) high, is located in the course of the Samana River and forms a series of natural pools; next to it there are several caves, in some of which there are Taino petroglyphs, which are usually used for voodoo rituals. These caves served as a hiding place for escaped slaves in colonial times. The place has become a tourist attraction.