The Liberators Bring Travel Style While Celebrating Haiti’s Female Heroes
Travel Entrepreneur Guerline T. Emmanuel, Co-Founder of Belle Vue Tours is Telling the Untold Stories of her Ancestors. Giving a whole new meaning to “I’ve got the power of my ancestors with me”.
Founded in 2009, Belle Vue Tours is a historical and cultural outbound tour company to Haiti providing a once in a lifetime all-inclusive experience providing travelers an opportunity to experience the rich history and culture of Haiti. They work with other small businesses on the ground to assure your travel experience is authentic, rewarding as well as impactful, and life-changing.To date, Belle Vue Tours has taken over 30 trips to Haiti bringing hundreds of tourists, some of the Haitian descent and some just travel wanderlusts.
Making travel and Haiti her business over the past 10-years Guerline T. Emmanuel understands the need for utility in a travel bag. When she could not find one that suited her needs she created one. After 5 years of research and multiple prototypes, THE LIBERATORS travel bag is now available for sale, on the anniversary of the Battle of Vertières. Significant, as it is the battle that won Haiti its Independence.
THE LIBERATORS was inspired by the Spirits of Great Haitian Liberators for the Modern Day Women Trailblazers. Emmanuel wants to celebrate these women and ensure their names are known amongst the men.
Featured Female Liberators Include:
Anacaona - Kasikess (Queen) of the Taíno the original habitants of the island-born into the royal court kingdom of Hayti*. She leads and organized numerous battles against the Spanish invaders.
2. Agbaraya Tòya - General in the then King army of Dahomey captured to Saint-Domingue(Hispaniola) and teacher of Yoruba language, art, and science of war of the first leader of independent Hayti* Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
3. Cécile Fatiman - Master communicator who formed codified networks all over the island of Saint-Domingue. Instrumental in organizing and executing the famous ceremony of Bois Caïman to galvanize the only successful revolt of African captives in the world.
4. Marie-Jeanne Lamartinière - A maroon, spy, warrior, whose bravery at one of the greatest battles was a turning point in Hayti’s independence and became the Head of Imperial Spy and Security Office.
To learn more about the story behind THE LIBERATORS travel bag visit https://bvstylez.com
Photos by Kervin Andre @akomicsart