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‘Rundown” a dish – usually a sauce made of coconut milk, fish and seasoning has been given numerous names. The Dictionary of Jamaican English lists 36 jocular names including Dip and Fall Back, Assistant, Breadfruit remedy, Duck and Shake Back, Elbow Grease, Johnny Run Down, Dip and Shake off, Dipidens, Remedy, Round the Road Stew Down.
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Ocho Rios |
| Ocho Rios is a favourite vacation destination for visitors and locals alike. What was once a small, rural fishing village is today one of the major centres of Jamaica’s tourism. The English translation of the name Ocho Rios is eight rivers, but the name is actually a corruption of the Spanish words, "las chorreras", or " cascades". As such, while visitors sometimes feel misled expecting to see eight rivers running through town, their minor disappointment is more than offset by the fact there are more than eleven rivers and more than twenty waterfalls in the area, most of them located along the north coast road on the western end of the town.
The largest and most famous of the waterfalls is Dunn's River Falls, where adventurous spirits can climb up over 600 feet of thundering cascades. Other remarkable cataracts can be found at the Enchanted Gardens, the Ruins Restaurant, Llandovery, Laughing Waters, and at the mouth of the White River.
Despite the fact that the town is home to Jamaica's largest hotel and to over 30 smaller hotels, resorts and private villas, “Ochi”, as Jamaicans fondly call it, is still in many ways a small town. Most businesses and hotels are located along Main Street, the major road through town running parallel to the beach. Main Street has a distinctive Jamaican quality and feel to it; usually it is bustling and full of activity with shoppers, crafts people, children, taxis and reggae music setting the pace and tone of the town's pleasantly cheerful and relaxed vibe.
Ocho Rios is also a huge shopping mecca; partly because of the pier, where the major cruise ship lines call. The town hosts two major shopping centres: the Taj Mahal and the Island Centre, both of which offer fabulous duty free shops with good bargains on normally expensive items. There’s also the famous Ocho Rios Craft Park, where the sign advertises "free gift for all customers". The Park is a great place to obtain Jamaican curios and mementos of all types, get your hair braided, or just hang out with ordinary Jamaicans.
At the night, Ocho Rios is abuzz with activity –there are lots options of things to do and places to go. Usually, the Little Pub has a musical revue or a theatrical production running, Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville in Island Village is always crazy with outrageous theme parties and tropical drinks, and on most nights James Street pulsates with reggae pouring out of the numerous local nightclubs and bars.
More than anything else, Ocho Rios is an exceptional family resort area and, being centrally located, is the ideal base from which to explore Jamaica's north coast.
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