Jamaica Insight Guide

Maps: Jamaica, Kingston, Around Kingston, The Blue Mountains, Port Antonio, East Coast, Ocho Rios, North Central Coast, Montego Bay, Northwest Coast, Cockpit Country, Negril, West Coast, Southwest and the Interior, Inside front cover: Jamaica, Inside back cover: Greater Kingston. Introduction & History: Portrait of an Island, Decisive Dates, The Earliest Islanders, Spanish Discovery, The British Takeover, Pirates and Buccaneers, The Plantation Era, Transition to Independence, The Political Canvas. Essay Features: Migration, Education and Trade, The Jamaicans, The Vibrant Spiritual Spectrum, Red-hot Rhythms of Reggae, Dance and Drama: Everybody's A Star, Literature: Tales from "Back 'A' Yard", Art, from Ghetto to Gallery, Sport, Food: Discovering Nyam, Pardon my Patois. Places: Introduction, Kingston and Environs, Port Royal, High in the Blue Mountains, Port Antonio, The East Coast, Ocho Rios and Environs, Montego Bay, Conquering the Cockpit Country, Negril and the South, Spanish Town and the Southwest. Photo Features: Architecture, Jamaica on Film, Flora and Fauna, Ecotourism. Information Panels: Ganja: the Sacred Weed, Cricket, Scaling the Blue Mountain Peak. Travel Tips Highlights: Getting Acquainted, Planning the Trip, Practical Tips, Getting Around, Where to Stay, Where to Eat, Culture, Excursions, Language, Further Reading. Index and Photo Credits.