The third largest island in the Caribbean was declared by
Columbus to be "the fairest isle that eyes beheld", and indeed it
derives its name from its geographical attributes: Jamaica - land
of wood and water.
From the vast flat beaches of the northern coast, the country
undulates through the west's limestone landscapes honeycombed with
caves, swelling to the peak of the Blue Mountainsat 7,402 feet in
the east and settling at its capital of Kingston in the south








