Jamaica is an island belonging to the Greater Antilles, has 240 km long and up to 80 km wide, located in the Caribbean Sea. It is 630 km from Central American subcontinent, 150 km south of Cuba and 180 km west of the island of Spanish, which are Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Formerly a Spanish possession known as "Santiago", in 1655 it became a British possession, and later a British colony known as "Jamaica". The island achieved full independence on August 6, 1962. With 2.8 million people, is the third most populous English speaking in America, after the United States and Canada

The Flag

"The Sun shineth, the land is green, and the people are strong and bold" is the symbolism of the colors of the flag. GOLD dealer to the natural wealth and beauty of sunlight; GREEN dealer to hope and agricultural resources; BLACK dealer to the strength and creativity of the people.

Geography

The island is composed primarily of mountainous terrain surrounded by a small strip of coast. The cities are usually set in the coastal plain.

The climate in Jamaica is tropical, usually hot and humid, even in mountain areas can be somewhat cooler.

Despite its location in the middle of the Caribbean Sea, suffers no hurricanes so often as its neighboring islands. This is mainly due to mountains, the diverted.

                                                                       Economy

Jamaica is a major regional tourist center. Its economy focuses on tourism as well as in the production of sugar and bauxite mining, industrial activities must add the business that was created around the image of Bob Marley, used both for tourism and for the exploitation of reggae music and everything related to it.

gastronomy

The Jamaican way of cooking is largely influenced by various cultures: African, British, Spanish and Asian, which are given respectively by the early establishment of the Taino Indians, who used cassava, corn, guavas , fish, roast meat and crabs, and the colonialism of Spain and Britain and the people who came from Africa, they also brought their culinary traditions.

sports

The country's most famous athlete is the athlete Usain Bolt in the 100 meters world record with a time of 9.58 seconds and the 200-meter record with a time of 19.19 seconds. In 2008 he won the gold medals at the Beijing Olympics in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100. He also competed in several World Championships, in Daegu Championship in 2011 won gold medals in the 200 meters and 4x100, in Berlin 2009 won gold medals in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100. In Osaka 2007 championship won silver medals in the 200m and 4x100

tourist sites

DUNN RIVERS

BOB MARLEY MUSEUM

THE CAVES RESORT

KEYS MORANT

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