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How They Dazzle Us
Jamaica has produced some extraordinary people, from Bob Marley, Usain Bolt and Lennox Lewis. It is the land of reggae music, rum and Blue Mountain coffee. It was also famously the first tropical country to send a bobsledding team to the Winter Olympics - the inspiration for the hit 1993 film Cool Runnings.
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Why We Love Them
Jamaica has worlds the highest numbers of rum bars per square mile. Do we need more reasons? The Happy Planet Index voted Jamaica as the 11th happiest country in the world. Family and religion are of utmost importance to Jamaicans, with more churches per square kilometre than any other country. When women give birth it is common for the placenta to be buried in the ground, with a tree planted on top and known as the baby’s birth tree.
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Their Sustainable Superpower
Well over half of the country’s economy is powered by tourism, which is responsible for a quarter of their jobs. Subsistence and small commercial fishing businesses are common, though this trade has in recent times threatened Jamaica’s marine life. The Nature Conservancy is working with local government to establish zoning plans for marina managed areas and promote more sustainable fishing practices.
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Best Time to Visit
The Jamaican tourist season, which runs from December to April sees high volumes of visitors, so flight and accommodation must be booked well in advance for these periods. If you’re willing to brave a bit of rain, the temperatures are still high October to December and April to June.
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Unique Foods
Jamaica is famous for its delicious jerk chicken. Jamaican cuisine also includes various dishes from the various cultures brought to the island with the arrival of people from elsewhere via colonialism, slavery or settlement.
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