Fun

• Discover Jamaica offers a virtual tour of the island.
• Jamaicans.Com provides a comprehensive view of Jamaican culture.
• Caving in Jamaica is an interesting website with information on the geology of the Cockpit Country and the Blue Mountains.
• Bird Watching Trip Report from Jamaica.
• Jamaica Pictoral by Janos Beyer has some very nice photos.
• Jamaica Article Index is an interesting collection of articles by the Caribbean Travel Roundup Newsletter.
• The Maroons by Ted Finkenauer.
• A Presentation on Reggae Music.

• The Ride of Your Life: Biking Jamaica's Blue Mountains by Mike Gerrard
• Backcountry Jamaica: No Problem by Eric Olsen describes the Rio Grande Valley and the northern portion of the Blue Mountains.
• Nanny Town, Portland tells the story of Nanny, the 18th century leader of the Eastern Jamaica Maroons.
• Swift River Valley describes a local community in the Eastern Blue Mountains.
• Discover Kingston highlights the Hills of Kingston including Newcastle and Irish Town and the Blue Mountains. Nice Photos.
• Maroons of the Blue Mountains.

• Cockpit Country is operated by the Windsor Research Centre and is intended as a resource for students, researchers, the Cockpit Country communities and the general public.
• Maroon Country. Scroll down to 'Maroon Country Jamaica' for a series of trip reports by Bill Evans who has visited the Maroon country for over 10 years. He has also written a History of the Accompong Maroons.
• Accompong - The Maroon Capital.

• Paradise Park, Jamaica describes the excavation of two Taino (Arawak) archaeological sites at Paradise Park.  The project is a cooperative venture between the Jamaica National Heritage Trurst and the University of Florida.
• TreasureBeach.net has lots of information about Treasure Beach - culture, history, things to do, places to stay.

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