I was excited to see where Columbus first set foot on Jamaica in 1494 at this park on appropriately-named Discovery Bay – until I found out that this actually isn’t where he landed! Historians have since found the actual spot near St. Ann’s Bay, where there is a small, hidden-away statue of the explorer. Columbus Park is still worth a visit, with a lot of interesting historical artifacts from around Jamaica, including old cannons and the remains of an old sugar estate aqueduct.
Tonalá, Mexico 📍 - tonalá, a city of about 400,000 people, lies just east of #guadalajara and is famous for its markets and #tianguis, full of #handicrafts and beautiful #pottery...
Montego Bay, Jamaica 📍 - my #sketch of the rose hall great house, #jamaica`s most famous mansion, built in the 1770s in the #jamaican georgian style and home to the legend of annie palmer, the `white witch of rose hall`...
Montego Bay, Jamaica 📍 - hello #montegobay! finally made it out to beautiful #jamaica, country number 169! 😁 doctor`s cave beach on #mobay`s `hip strip` is one of the country`s most famous beaches... and I can see why!...
Blue Mountains, Jamaica 📍 - the gorgeous #bluemountains are part of the #worldheritage-listed blue and john crow #mountains national park, and is #jamaica`s one and only #unesco site, added to the list just last year in july 2015!...
Port Maria, Jamaica 📍 - the old port maria #courthouse in st. mary parish was built in 1821, damaged by fire in 1988, restored in 2000, and today still stands a great example of georgian #architecture in #jamaica...
Discovery Bay, Jamaica 📍 - `exploring` the spot where christopher columbus first landed and `discovered` #jamaica in 1494, at columbus park in aptly-named discovery bay...
Blue Mountains, Jamaica 📍 - the #beautiful, lush and cool #bluemountains of #jamaica, named for the azure-colored fog that hangs around the mountain tops, are an unxpected wonder in this #island known for its warmth and beaches!...
Irish Town, Jamaica 📍 - sampling some of the best, most exclusive #coffee in the world at the creighton estate in #irishtown in the heart of the #jamaican #bluemountains...
Irish Town, Jamaica 📍 - the 200 year-old creighton estate great house in #irishtown, deep in the heart of #jamaica`s beautiful #bluemountains, where i enjoyed my first cup of amazing blue mountain #coffee!...