Where did the name Macaya come from?
Macaya LLC is named after Pic Macaya (Macaya Point), one of the highest mountains in Haiti. On this mountain is Macaya National Park, Haiti’s only National Park. The National Park provides water for Plaine des Cayes, Haiti’s most productive agricultural region, and is the only piece of land in the country ever sanctioned by the government for preservation. Macaya National Park has extremely rich biodiversity and houses many of Haiti’s exotic plants and animals. The National Park has remained relatively undisturbed until recently. Now the Park is threatened by inappropriate agricultural practices and deforestation by peasants seeking to merely survive. Macaya, much like the National Park, is trying to do its part to help save the country.
