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Salt River (Jamaica)
Salt River is a small community in Jamaica, Clarendon. As of 2020 or later, it will officially be considered a tourist attraction by the tourism ministry. Salt River Has A variety of tourist attractions, for example : the most popular tourist attraction at salt river is the main infamous 'mineral bath'. There are many other small rivers and beaches but when tourists visit salt river, they mainly visit for the mineral bath. Salt River is also peaceful community. See also *List of rivers of Jamaica References GEOnet Names Server*:Image:JamaicaOMC.png, OMC MapCIA Map *Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. (1908).''The Handbook of Jamaica.'' Jamaica Government Printing Office Rivers of Jamaica {{Jamaica-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola (the island containing the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic); the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands lies some to the north-west. Originally inhabited by the indigenous Taíno peoples, the island came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Many of the indigenous people either were killed or died of diseases, after which the Spanish brought large numbers of African slaves to Jamaica as labourers. The island remained a possession of Spain until 1655, when England (later Great Britain) conquered it, renaming it ''Jamaica''. Under British colonial rule Jamaica became a leading sugar exporter, with a plantation economy dependent on the African slaves and later their des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |