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RUBY MARIA TAPASCO HENAORUBY MARIA TAPASCO HENAO
PAULA ANDREA HOYOS GALLEGOPAULA ANDREA HOYOS GALLEGO
LAURA CRISTINA LOPERA JARAMILLOLAURA CRISTINA LOPERA JARAMILLO
ANDRES FELIPE MONTOYA URIBE ANDRES FELIPE MONTOYA URIBE
GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHY
Jamaica is the third largest island in the Caribbean
The island of Jamaica is composed fundamentally by mountainous area
The flora is exuberant with his tropical woods and landscapes of the littoral
The culminating point is the Mount Devil, with 756 m
The rivers more important of Jamaica are the Big river and river Cabarit
Jamaica is an island where we can find an impressive beaches
CAPITALCAPITAL The capital of
Jamaica is the city Kingston
Kingston is the place more populated with the country
Jamaica this divided in 3 counties and 14 parishes
Also there are Creole languages.
The Spanish is the language of little less than 500 persons.
LANGUAGELANGUAGE
The official The official language is language is EnglishEnglish
History
Jamaica was discovered by Christopher Colón in his second trip
The first settlers of the island were the taínos
The Jamaicans are descendants of Africans, but there are also Europeans
The climate in Jamaica is tropical, is in the habit of being hot and humid
in the zones of mountain it can be something fresher
CLIMATE
RELIGIONRELIGION
The rastafari movement was founded The rastafari movement was founded in Jamaicain Jamaica
MUSICMUSIC The music "reggae" is
original of Jamaica and it began in the population of African origin.
The principal singer of "reggae" was Bob Marley
food
The national local dish is the cod, the salty fish.
In Jamaica you can eat fruits and dish with names of sites of the Carib
NATIONAL NATIONAL FLOWERFLOWER
The flower of the The flower of the lignum vitae or " tree lignum vitae or " tree of the life " is the of the life " is the national flower of national flower of JamaicaJamaica
the lignum vitaethe lignum vitae is a blue flower
The flower blooms in spring and at the beginning of the summer
The name of the flower probably was adopted for their medicinal qualities
clothes
The suit is formed by a long skirt of several caps, a white blouse and a Handkerchief in the head
The skirt and Handkerchief are red
NATIONAL SYMBOLSNATIONAL SYMBOLS
The tree of the blue majagua is the national tree of Jamaica
The tree can grow to 20 meters
the tree is mainly in the interior of the island