Jamaica occupies a mountainous island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba and west of Hispaniola. The Blue Mountains rise across the east, their cooler slopes associated with the island’s celebrated coffee, while the north coast combines beaches with waterfalls such as Dunn’s River Falls near Ocho Rios. Kingston, the capital on the southeast coast, is central to Jamaica’s musical identity: reggae developed here, and Reggae Music of Jamaica joined UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2018. English is the official language, though Jamaican Patois is widely used in everyday life. Move on to other webcams in the Caribbean to compare landscapes and settings across the region’s islands.
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