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The medicine quinine is taken from the cinchona tree grown in Jamaica. The value of quinine in the treatment of malaria fever was known to the Indians of Peru and other American countries from earlier times. It was noticed by the Europeans in 1638 when it cured the Countess Cinchon. The plant was then named in her honour.
With 450 years of cultural intermingling, there’s always something new – and old – to taste, to hear and do. Magical fables, stately estates, honoured traditions and natural charm…let us share our Jamaica with you.
Be Jamaican for a week...
So you’re coming to Jamaica and you wonder what Jamaicans do with their time. Well, given the complexities of Jamaican society, one can spend forever ...
Rose Hall Great House,
Montego Bay
Bob Marley Experience & Theatre,
Montego Bay
Greenwood Great House,
Montego Bay
Falmouth,
Montego Bay
Good Hope,
Montego Bay
Cockpit Country,
Montego Bay
Nyammins & Jammins Food Festival 2008
Oct 20 2008 10am-10pm
Pineapple Ball 2008
Oct 04 2008
Falmouth Heritage
Founded by the great-grandfather of the famous British Poet, Elizabeth Barrett-Browning, Falmouth emerged during the sugar boom of the 18th century and became one of the most ...
Montego Bay Heritage
Once called el Golfo de Buen Tiempo (Fair Weather Gulf), and La Bahia Manteca (Lard Bay), Montego Bay’s rich history includes the stories of Spanish conquistadors, grand ...
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