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Created by Shan C-Moretti Updated On: January 28, 2012
Our ancestors from Africa, Europe & Asia have helped shape Jamaica making it the multifaceted mosaic of international customs & traditions it is today. Explore these places that help to define Jamaica
Shan C-Moretti: Formerly the capital of Jamaica, the town, specifically the town square, offers fantastic representations of 18th-and 19th-century architecture.
Shan C-Moretti: Be sure to stop by the Giddy House at Fort Charles! The building, built in 1888 to house the artillery store for the fort, was jolted to its present precarious position during the 1907 earthquake.
Shan C-Moretti: Spend a day there and you will see fishing boats coming ashore intermittently, intercepted on the beach by hagglers who either cook on the beach or take the fish to be sold inland.
Shan C-Moretti: Make sure to check out the gift shop, which is Jamaica’s sole supplier of the trendy “CATCH A FIRE” clothing line, designed by Marley’s eldest child Cedella.
Shan C-Moretti: Most of the plants and trees here, particularly the mango and various spice species found here, originally came from a captured French ship on its way from Mauritius to Hispaniola in 1782!
Shan C-Moretti: Take a walking tour of the campus. Stroll through the chapel with its gardens in full bloom, stop by the Aqueduct or the geology museum. There are many sights to see and stories to tell.
Shan C-Moretti: The Cockpit Country is still home to one of the most important Maroon communities in the island, the town of Accompong in the parish of St Elizabeth.
Shan C-Moretti: The crowded tour boats take visitors on a ride around the lagoon. The highlight of the 45-minute tour? The part where you get to jump out and swim - your body surrounded by the luminous green glow
Shan C-Moretti: A recent addition to YS Falls is a canopy zipline tour which lets visitors "fly" 40 feet above the waterfall. The professional team of guides ensure that you are safely strapped in.
Morant Point, Duckenfield Hall, Parish of Saint Thomas
Lighthouse · 1 tip
Shan C-Moretti: From the balcony of the Morant Point Lighthouse, uninterrupted views of Jamaica’s eastern coastline, the vast greenery of the sugar and banana plantations are sure to dazzle and amaze.
Amusement Park · Bamboo, Freehill · 2 tips and reviews
Shan C-Moretti: After being harnessed into the seat with two others, you’re hoisted right up to the top, where you pull the ripcord sending you hurtling hundreds of feet across a jaw-dropping valley.