jammin with local

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

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February 18th 2007
This was by far the best island of the trip. Not for its sheer beauty typographically speaking but the people were beautiful, This is a poverty strickened land but the residents are nothing less than spectacular. They laugh, they sing, they dance! The first thing i did when i got off the boat besides getting in trouble for bringing produce off the boat was get on a bus to innertube this river ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Jamaica » Ocho Rios

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Jamaica gained full independence within the British Commonwealth in 1962. Deteriorating economic conditions during the 1970s led to recurrent violence and a drop off in tourism. Elections in 1980 saw the democratic socialists voted out of office. Pol... ... read more