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Green Grotto Caves, 2 miles outside Discovery Bay, with a lake 120 feet down.
Open: Daily 9:00am till 5:00pm.
Bob Marley Mausoleum, Nine Mile. A must.
Open: Daily
Dunn's River Falls, Ocho Rios. Crowdy, but the climb in the falls is worth it.
Open: 8:30am till 4:00pm
Fern Gully. Once a river, today a small and green canyon which you can drive through.
Open: Always
The hills inside St. Ann. Beautiful nature, small villages and a few interesting plantations. A stop at the market in Brown's Town is recommended.

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Green Grotto Caves
Green Grotto Caves are famous for its many speleothems which give the impression of a complex labyrinth as the visitor descends down through the cave to the Green Lake. Here, 36m below surface the visitor goes on a boat ride. In the depth of the lake many stalagmites can be seen, proof that at one time the water table was much lower than it is today.

The cave is rich in history and the first inhabitants were the Arawak Indians (Tainos) who found shelter here. Excavations have produced many fragments of pottery and stone tools. Later when Jamaica was a British colony the caves were used as a hideout by the Spaniards who were being driven out of the country.

Later the caves were used by the escaping slaves who used to hide in the caves, hence the name Runaway Caves.
The James Bond movie, Live and Let Die was filmed here.
The site is open daily. Entrance is about U$20,= (adult).

Caving in Jamaica
By the way, not very known -but absolutely true- is that Jamaica is a paradise for caving activities. The Belgium website Caving in Jamaica tells a lot more about it!
 

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