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Beyond
the typical Headlines, Tourist
haunts,
and Travel Brochures, Off
the Beaten Path features the hidden gems of Jamaica and places of
historical significance.
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 Port Antonio
Port
Antonio, to most people who have
visited, is considered to be the
most charming and unspoilt natural area of Jamaica. It's location on
the north eastern tip of the island, positions it on the windward side
of the Blue Mountains, the highest mountain range in Jamaica, resulting
is a much wetter climate, lush vegetations and rain forests. |
 Black River
Long ignored as a
tourist destination, Black River and it's surrounding areas, and the
small farming and fishing communities still retain the flavor of "old"
Jamaica, in it's natural setting; historic buildings, waterfalls,
farms, wildlife, plants and fauna. |
 Port Royal
As
one walks along the narrow streets of the poor fishing village
of Port Royal today, it is hard to imagine that it once was the largest
and most economically significant English
settlement in the Americas. It is now an isolated place at the
end of a long peninsula across the bay from Kingston. It has a small
population
of about 1800 people, who view themselves as 'Port Royalists,'
rather
than as simply Jamaican. |
 Scuba
Diving
Located at the center of coral diversity
in the Atlantic Ocean, Jamaica’s coral reefs are among the best studied
in the world and maybe the longest directly observed submarine
ecosystems, with data available since the 1950s. Over 60 species of
reef building corals grow here. The diversity of topography and natural
attractions is second to none.
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 Cancer
Properties of Guinea Hen Weed
also know as Anamu, a powerful Jamaican
herb has well documented medicinal properties. A study of of 1400 plants by the
University of Illinois in Chicago found that it was one of only 34 plants containing active
properties against cancer. The herb's leaf boosts the immune system,
reduces pain, fever, anxiety and spasms. Anamu kills fungi, viruses,
Candida, bacteria, cancer cells and leukemia cells. Brazilian natives
use the green medicine to treat arrow poisoning and snakebites. [read more...]
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