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Discover this laid-back Caribbean island nation with the most incisive and entertaining guidebook on the market. Whether you plan to visit Trench Town towalk in Bob Marleys footsteps, seek out white sand coves and cascading waterfalls or enjoy the best jerk chicken from a roadside stall, The Rough Guide to Jamaica will show you the ideal places to sleep, eat, drink, shop and visit along the way.
-Independent, trusted reviews written with Rough Guides trademark blend of humour, honesty and insight, to help you get the most out of your visit, with options to suit every budget.
-Full-colour chapter maps throughout - explore the fishing villages along Treasure Beach or soak up Kingstons legendary nightlife without needing to get online
- Stunning images - a rich collection of inspiring colour photography.
- Things not to miss - Rough Guides rundown of the best sights and experiences in Jamaica.
- Itineraries - carefully planned routes to help you organize your trip
- Detailed coverage - this travel guide has in-depth practical advice for every step of the way.
Areas covered include: Kingston, Ocho Rios, Montego Bay, Negril,The Blue Mountains, Port Royal, Cockpit Country, Port Antonio, Treasure Beach,Portland, Bluefields Bay.
Attractions include: Dunns Riverwaterfall, Blue Lagoon, Trench Town Culture Yard, Peter Tosh Museum, National Gallery, Appleton Estate, Rio Grande, Luminous Lagoon.
- Basics - essential pre-departure practical information including getting there, local transport, accommodation, food and drink, festivals and events, sports and outdoor activities, culture and etiquette, shopping and more.
- Background information - a Contexts chapter devoted to history, the environment, religion, music, language and recommended books.
Make the most of your time on Earth with The Rough Guide to Jamaica.
About Rough Guides: Escape the every day with Rough Guides. We are a leading travel publisher known for our tell it like it is attitude, up-to-date content and great writing. Since 1982, weve published books covering more than 120 destinations around the globe, with an ever-growing series of ebooks, a range of beautiful, inspirational reference titles, and an award-winning website. We pride ourselves on our accurate, honest and informed travel guides.

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Introduction to
Jamaica

Beautiful, brash Jamaica is much more than beaches and swaying palm trees. A sensual land of bright colours, soulful rhythms and unfailing creativity, the island retains an attitude a personality thats more resonant and distinctive than youll find in any other Caribbean nation. Theres certainly plenty of white sand and gin-clear sea to enjoy, but away from the coast are spectacular mountains and rivers, tumbling waterfalls and cactus-strewn savannah plains. This verdant natural environment forms the backdrop to a dynamic cultural history in the islands towns and cities, illustrated most vividly by the explosive reggae scene, but also in the powerful expression of its artwork and the startlingly original flavours of its national cuisine.

Jamaicans are justifiably proud of a rich musical heritage imitated the world over, as well as their incredible sporting successes on the running track and cricket pitch. This prominent and vibrant culture has left scarcely a corner of the world untouched quite some feat, and out of all proportion to the islands relatively tiny size. In some respects its a country with a swagger in its step, confident of its triumphs in the face of adversity, but also with a weight upon its shoulders. An unsparingly tough history has had to be reckoned with, and the country hasnt avoided familiar problems of development like dramatic wealth inequality and social tensions that occasionally spill over into localized violence and worldwide headlines. The mixture is potent, producing a people as renowned for being sharp, sassy and straight-talking as they are laidback and hip. People dont mince their words here; Jamaicans get on with life, and their directness can make them seem cantankerous, or even uncompromising or rude. Particularly around resort towns and the major attractions this can be taken to extremes at times, though the harassment of tourists that once bedevilled the island is much less noticeable these days.

The Jamaican authorities have spent millions making sure the island treats its tourists right, and as a foreign visitor, your chances of encountering any real trouble are minuscule. As the birthplace of the all-inclusive hotel, Jamaica has become well suited to tourists who want to head straight from plane to beach, never leaving their hotel compound. But to get any sense of the country at all, youll need to do some exploring. Its undoubtedly worth it, as this is a place packed with first-class attractions and natural attributes, oozing with character. Jamaicas food and drink are one of the islands main draws, from a plate of grilled lobster served up by the sea to conch soup or jerk chicken from a roadside stall, not to mention a variety of rums and fine Blue Mountain coffee. And with a rich music scene at its clubs, sound-system parties and stageshows, if youre a reggae fan, youre in heaven.

Where to go

Most of Jamaicas tourist business is concentrated in the big three resorts of Montego Bay, Negril and Ocho Rios. A busy commercial city, Montego Bay has a string of hotels, bars and restaurants along its beach-lined tourist strip, and manicured golf courses and high-end all-inclusives hogging the coast to the east. West of here, its low-rise hotels slung along eleven kilometres of fantastic white sand and three kilometres of dramatic cliffs, Negril is younger, more laidback and with a long-standing reputation for hedonism and buzzing nightlife. East of MoBay, Ocho Rios is the smallest of the three biggies, with an attractive downtown that seamlessly brings together tourists and locals, and a vast array of easily-accessed natural attractions: beautiful Blue Hole, famous Dunns River Falls, and the eco-smart Mystic Mountain, where theres a bobsled tour through rainforest.

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The largest English-speaking island in the Caribbean, Jamaica is 235km long, boasts 1019km of coastline and rises up to its highest point at Blue Mountain Peak, standing at 2256m.

Jamaicas population is almost three million, with a quarter living in greater Kingston.

Jamaica gained independence from Britain in 1962, though it remains in the British Commonwealth with the Queen nominal head of state, represented locally by a Governor General.

Sugar cane, bananas, plantains, mangoes, breadfruit, ackees, bamboo, coconut palms, as well as marijuana, are not native to Jamaica, having been imported by the Tanos, Spanish, Africans, Indians and British.

The Vatican aside, Jamaica has more churches per square kilometre than anywhere else on Earth, over half of them Evangelical Protestant.

Jamaica has seven species of snake, but none of them are poisonous.

Measuring just 6cm from head to tail-feather, Jamaicas bee hummingbird is one of the worlds smallest birds, while the Giant Swallowtail butterfly, with a wingspan of up to 15cm, is the largest in the western hemisphere.

Jamaicans consume four times more rum than beer, with annual domestic rum sales totalling US$200 million.

In the islands east, lush, rain-fed, sleepy Port Antonio and a number of nearby villages provide gateways to some of the countrys greatest places to get out on the water, such as the cascading waterfalls at Reach, swimming at the Blue Lagoon and rafting on the majestic Rio Grande.

The south coast offers different pleasures, such as gentle black sand beach action at the terminally easy-going Treasure Beach the perfect base for exploring local delights like the YS waterfalls or boat safaris in search of crocodiles on the Black River. Set in the upper reaches of the Santa Cruz Mountains, the souths inland towns, such as Mandeville and Christiana, offer respite from the heat of the coast and an interesting insight into Jamaica away from the resorts.

Kingston is the true heart of Jamaica. A thrilling place pulsating with energy and spirit, its not just the nations political capital but the focus of its art, theatre and music scenes, with top-class hotels, restaurants and shopping, and legendary fried fish on offer at the fabulous Hellshire beach. This is the best place to experience Jamaicas electric nightlife scene; its venues and street dances are nearly always packed, the music super-loud and dancers vying with each other for the best moves and dress. A stunning backdrop to the city, the cool Blue Mountains are a captivating antidote, with plenty of marvellous hiking, while the nearby fishing village of

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