Jamaica[1]

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RUBY MARIA TAPASCO HENAORUBY MARIA TAPASCO HENAO
PAULA ANDREA HOYOS GALLEGOPAULA ANDREA HOYOS GALLEGO
LAURA CRISTINA LOPERA JARAMILLOLAURA CRISTINA LOPERA JARAMILLO
ANDRES FELIPE MONTOYA URIBE ANDRES FELIPE MONTOYA URIBE

GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHY
Jamaica is the third
largest island in the
Caribbean
The island of Jamaica
is composed
fundamentally by
mountainous area

 The flora is
exuberant with his
tropical woods and
landscapes of the
littoral
The culminating point
is the Mount Devil,
with 756 m

The rivers more
important of Jamaica
are the Big river and
river Cabarit
Jamaica is an island
where we can find an
impressive beaches

CAPITALCAPITAL
The capital of
Jamaica is the city
Kingston
Kingston is the place
more populated with
the country
Jamaica this divided
in 3 counties and 14
parishes

POLITICSPOLITICS
Queen of JamaicaQueen of Jamaica

Also there are Creole
languages.
 The Spanish is the
language of little less
than 500 persons.
LANGUAGELANGUAGE

The official The official
language is language is
EnglishEnglish

History
Jamaica was
discovered by
Christopher Colón in
his second trip
The first settlers of
the island were the
taínos
The Jamaicans are
descendants of
Africans, but there are
also Europeans

The climate in Jamaica
is tropical, is in the
habit of being hot and
humid
in the zones of
mountain it can be
something fresher
CLIMATE

RELIGIONRELIGION
The rastafari movement was founded in The rastafari movement was founded in
JamaicaJamaica

MUSICMUSIC
The music "reggae" is
original of Jamaica
and it began in the
population of African
origin.
 The principal singer
of "reggae" was Bob
Marley

food
The national local
dish is the cod, the
salty fish.
In Jamaica you can
eat fruits and dish
with names of sites of
the Carib

SPORTSSPORTS
Asafa PowellAsafa Powell
Usain BoltUsain Bolt

NATIONAL NATIONAL FLOWERFLOWER
The flower of the The flower of the
lignum vitae or " tree lignum vitae or " tree
of the life " is the of the life " is the
national flower of national flower of
JamaicaJamaica

 the lignum vitaethe lignum vitae is a
blue flower
The flower blooms in
spring and at the
beginning of the
summer
The name of the
flower probably was
adopted for their
medicinal qualities

clothes
The suit is formed by
a long skirt of several
caps, a white blouse
and a Handkerchief in
the head
The skirt and
Handkerchief are red

NATIONAL SYMBOLSNATIONAL SYMBOLS
" Doctor bird " is the
national bird of
Jamaica

NATIONAL SYMBOLSNATIONAL SYMBOLS
The tree of the blue
majagua is the
national tree of
Jamaica

The tree can grow to
20 meters
the tree is mainly in
the interior of the
island

NATIONAL SYMBOLSNATIONAL SYMBOLS
THE JAMAICAN COAT OF ARMS
‘Out of Many One People’
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