B C B C Where Is Jamaica 4 The Land 6 The Blue Mountains 8 Wildlife 10 The People 12 Daily Life 14 Going to School 16 Working 18 Playing 20 Food 22 Holidays 24 Rastas and Reggae 26 Fast Facts 28 Glossary 30 To Learn More 31 Index 32
Where Is Jamaica Kingston Cuba Cayman Islands Did you know Jamaica is the third-largest island in the Caribbean after Cuba and Hispaniola It is still smaller than the state of Connecticut Caribbean Sea Jamaica Jamaica is an island country It rises from the clear blue Caribbean Sea off the southeastern coast of North America Jamaica’s closest neighbor is Cuba to the north Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the island of Hispaniola to the east To the northwest are the tiny Cayman Islands N E W S 4
HaitiDominican Republic Across a larger stretch of the Caribbean lies Central America to the west There the closest point of land to Jamaica is Cape Gracias a Dios on the border of Nicaragua and Honduras Jamaica’s closest neighbor to the south is Colombia in South America Kingston is the island’s capital It was built along a natural harbor on Jamaica’s southeastern coast 5
