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Interesting facts about Jamaica please? |
Travel Info Son needs an interesting fact about Jamaica for his project at school. (please keep it simple and non drugs related - he is 6!) Travel Tips Flag colours: Black, Green and Gold. Black represents the hardship of the people, Green represents lush vegetation and Gold represents unlimited sunshine. National Dish: Ackee and Codfish National Flower: Lignum Vitae Jamaica also boasts the world's fastest man, Asafa Powell, who has equalled his own world record twice. National Tree: Blue Mahoe National Bird: Hummingbird Others There is a huge bauxite mine there. It is called the Kaiser Mine and bauxite is the primary ingredient used to make aluminum. Simple enough? There is a waterfall 600' high called Dunn's River Falls and visitors all link hands and climb up to the top.http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-28... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dunn's_rive... Ricks Cafe Negril Jamaica there is this waterfall that all visitor's to this spot must jump off ,if u have the guts to do so pretty amazing the water is blue at the bottom of the cliff the thrill from that jump is mind blowing. Jamaica----no she wanted to go.... ha ha.. Jamaica home of blue mountain coffee regarded as best coffee in the world,captain Morgan ,rum ,pirate, was governor of Jamaica ,and he was welsh.hope it helps For one culturally Jamaica has some of the best sports Athletes in the world, eg; Asafa Powell world record holder of the 100 meters sprint event 9.76 sec,equaled by him twice!. Music,world famous Bob Marley great reggae icon,and fantastic legacy in form of reggae being catapult to a world audience. http://www.Bobmarley.com/ Colours of the National flag, Black, Green and Gold, Motto: Out of many one people. "Geographically naturally & socially" ,120 rivers some flowing from the caribbeans highest mountains ( 2256 m or 7402 feet that sometimes get frost over and have lows as low as 4 degree celcius and average 15 degree celcius in summer) out side of Haiti and Dominican Rep,Blue and John crow Mountains also home to Worlds second largest Butter fly, Giant Swallow Tail, 6" from wing tip to wing tip. 7th largest natural harbour in the world.(Falmouth capital for Trelawny,first to have piped water before New York city!way back in the day and was well planed and designed in street to street lay out),(More churhes per squre mile than any other country in a community setting). And last but not least world famous Blue Mountain coffee,so prized its used as a enhanser,and cost as much as 400.00 US Dollars for bag in the states here,but dont count on those prices being the same as they maybe higher now.http://www.jamcoffee.com/ Experience.And Oh before i go it has the largest english speaking population and capital south of the US,2.7 million. |
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