Conflictos

La isla de los contrastes en la que conviven un paraíso turístico y un catastrófico Estado fallido

Mientras República Dominicana bate récords en su principal sector económico, el turismo, Haití se hunde en una espiral de violencia que amenaza la estabilidad política

TOPSHOT - This screen grab taken from AFPTV shows tires on fire near the main prison of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 3, 2024, after a breakout by several thousand inmates. At least a dozen people died as gang members attacked the main prison in Haiti's capital, triggering a breakout by several thousand inmates, an AFP reporter and an NGO said on March 3. "We counted many prisoners' bodies," said Pierre Esperance of the National Network for Defense of Human Rights, adding that only around 100 of the National Penitentiary's estimated 3,800 inmates were still inside the facility after the gang assault overnight on March 2. (Photo by Luckenson JEAN / AFPTV / AFP)
TOPSHOT - This screen grab taken from AFPTV shows tires on fire near the main prison of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 3, 2024, after a breakout by several thousand inmates. At least a dozen people died as gang members attacked the main prison in Haiti's capital, triggering a breakout by several thousand inmates, an AFP reporter and an NGO said on March 3. "We counted many prisoners' bodies," said Pierre Esperance of the National Network for Defense of Human Rights, adding that only around 100 of the National Penitentiary's estimated 3,800 inmates were still inside the facility after the gang assault overnight on March 2. (Photo by Luckenson JEAN / AFPTV / AFP) LUCKENSON JEAN

La isla La Española, ubicada en el mar Caribe, está marcada desde sus orígenes por el antagonismo entre los dos Estados soberanos que alberga: Haití y República Dominicana.

Mientras el lado este se encamina hacia elecciones, experimenta descensos en la criminalidad que destacan entre otros países de la región, y bate récords en su principal sector económico, el oeste de la isla se hunde en una profunda crisis de violencia incontrolable que conduce al país hacia un destino anárquico e incierto.

Las alarmas suenan incesantemente en el gobierno dominicano desde que el asedio de las pandillas del otro lado de la frontera escaló abruptamente en los últimos días, hasta llevar a Haití al borde de convertirse en un Estado fallido.

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