Frommer's said of the town: "Overall, you'll get the sense of a small community galvanized into new forms of self-reliance and cooperation, with lots of emphasis on somewhat gritty business-related visits from construction crews and British and international relief agencies".
A guía Frommer dixo da cidade: "En xeral, vostede obterá o sentido dunha pequena comunidade galvanizada nas novas formas de autosuficiencia e cooperación, cun grande énfases nas visitas relacionadas cos negocio dos equipos de construción británicos e as axencias de axuda internacional".