Shopping in Caribbean

The market area in downtown Port-au-Prince is dominated by the red iron structure known as the Iron Market (Marché en Fer). The building with its twin halls, clock tower, and four minarates was originally constructed in France in the late 19-century and intended as the main train station in Cairo, but for some strange reason ended up in Haiti. It was heavily destroyed during the earthquake, but got quickly rebuilt. The northern hall has a strange mixed of crafts, art, tacky souvenirs... and voodoo stuff, like small dolls with needles in.