It is possible that when you hear about Jamaica the first thing that comes to your mind is the fantastic song by Goombay Dance Band and that Boney M., "Sun of Jamaica" popularized.Music moves us to a paradise of turquoise waters, white sand beaches, butterflies, paradisiacal birds and sun , lots of sun.This small island country, with almost 3 million inhabitants, achieved its independence as a British colony in 1962.However, it is part of the Commonwealth, so its sovereign is Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.It is one of the 13 islands of the Insular America, also called the Antilles or Islands of the Caribbean Sea.Speak English with more population of America, and surprise yourself with it.
10 Curiosities of Jamaica that will surprise you
1 .The first of these curiosities of Jamaica refers to the name of the island.The Taino villages, which together with the Arawakes were the first settlers of the island between 1,000 and 400 BC called "Xaymaca" and the Spaniards, after several variations, they ended up pronouncing the name as Jamaica.Colon in 1503 spoke of it in a letter and identified it as "Janahica".In origin, the Taino word Xaymaca meant "big place with water" .
2 .Jamaica has two official languages, mostly English and spoken, which is the "Jamaican patois" and is considered "national language »In addition, since 2018 the teaching of Spanish in schools has been reinforced and it is considered a third language with official recognition.
3 .The Jamaican economy is especially focused on the tourism since the island is an important tourist center, but also produces sugar and bauxite .and other curious businesses that enrich Jamaica are the activities around the image of Bob Marley and reggae music and also the production of one of the most expensive and sought-after coffee in the world: the Blue Mountain Cofee.
4 .But it is not only reggae, with all its variants, and Bob Marley who have made the island famous.Jamaica is known worldwide for its culture and music .Many musical genres such as mento, ska, rocksteady, dub, ragga, ragga jungle and drum and bass, among others, have been born in it.
5 .In Jamaica there is only a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is the Montes Blue National Park and of John Crow (Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park).It was named for both its cultural and natural values.It was historically a refuge for the Taino natives fleeing slavery and subsequently shelter for the Maroons, which were the African slaves who escaped the slavery to which European colonialism subjected them.The Blue Mountains are also a place known worldwide for their biodiversity.It has more than 1,800 species of endemic plants and 270 species of birds.
6 .You may have seen the Disney factory movie" Cool Running "(" Jamaica below zero "in Latin America and" Chosen " for the triumph »in Spain).In it a Jamaican Bobsleigh team presents itself to a winter Olympic games.The story is totally true. In 1988, Jamaica was the first tropical country to participate with a sled team in Winter Olympics .In Jamaica, it seems, there are similar races that are practiced with hand trucks, with a driver who directs and a passenger who with his body helps to keep the vehicle on the road.
7.Another of Jamaica's curiosities is its flag.Since in 2017 Mauritania added two red lines to its teaching, the flag of Jamaica is the only one in the world that does not have the colors white, blue or red .It is green, yellow and black.The green represents the future and The richness of the countryside, the yellow light and the sun of Jamaica and the black symbolize the Jamaican people, their strength and their creativity.It was adopted on August 6, 1962, the day independence was proclaimed.
8 . Kingston is the capital of Jamaica and has an extraordinary port.It is the seventh largest natural harbor in the world.It has almost one million inhabitants and was founded in 1692 by the colonizers British when the old capital, Port Royal, was destroyed by an earthquake.
9 .Jamaica has a large number of athletes who are in the elite of the fastest in the world. Use in Bolt, the fastest man in the world, is Jamaican .Football and cricket are also sports that have many fans in the country.
10 . Orchids are another of Jamaica's curiosities.It has more than 200 wild species and 73 of them grow only on the island.The country is an incredible place to enjoy the flora and fauna while also having the peculiarity that despite being in the Caribbean it is not affected by hurricanes as much as neighboring islands.The climatologists believe that it is because the high mountains divert them.
There are many curiosities of Jamaica that make this country an amazing place.Did you know that it is the place in the world where There are more multiple deliveries , which was the first island in the Caribbean to produce rum for commercial purposes or that the island is the cradle of models/actors as famous as Grace Jones and Stacey McKenzie? And now, tell us, Did you know these curiosities of Jamaica? Do you know any more? Share it with us and we will be delighted r this list!
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