Bel Air, Haiti

Bel Air
Bèlè
Neighborhood
Ti Chery, Bel Air
Bel Air
Location in Haiti
Coordinates: 18°33′N 72°20′W / 18.550°N 72.333°W / 18.550; -72.333
Country Haiti
DepartmentOuest
ArrondissementPort-au-Prince

Bel Air (Haitian Creole: Bèlè, English: Pretty Air) is a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It is a slum area of the city and suffers from poverty. Crime is widespread, and kidnappings and killings have created panic among the local population. The neighborhood is also noted for housing a community of artists and craftsmen who produce inspired by Haitian Vodou, such as flags.