Blue Mountains (Jamaica) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Blue Mountains (Jamaica)
—Christopher Columbus, 1494 The Blue Mountain range sprawls across the eastern portion of the island for a length of 28 miles (40 km) and an average width of about 12 miles (20 km). They rise steeply in an area so compact that it is possible to drive from the coastal plains to an elevation of over 7,000 feet (2000 m) in less than an hour. When Christopher Columbus was the first European to arrive in Jamaica in 1494, the mountains were heavily forested. Early Spanish settlers established their hatos or cattle ranches at the foot of the Blue Mountains on the southern coast at Liguanea, the Yallahs Valley and around the Morant Bay area. However, their numbers were few and it was after the island was captured by the English that the lower slopes were cleared for farming and the forests were ha
Where to Stay in Blue Mountains (Jamaica)
- 🏨Strawberry Hill
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