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The White Marl Awarak Museum near Spanish Town with a collection of Awarak stuff found in the area.
Open: Monday till Friday from 10am till 4pm
St. Jago de la Vega Cathedral in Spanish Town with some excellent stained-glass windows.
Open: Daily
Flat Bridge along the A1 in the Bok Walk Gorge. Actually the bridge is not so special but its location is.
Open: Always
The iron clock tower in Old Harbour. If you really want to know what time it is, this is the place! The market is a nice spot for shopping among the locals.
Mountain River Cave near Guanaboa with Awarak petroglyphs on the walls and ceiling.
Open: Daily

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Bok Walk Gorge
The name Bog Walk is derived from the Spanish words Boca de Agua which means water's mouth. It is not known when the Spaniards entered this area of the island though they had an active involvement up to the time of the conquest of the Island in 1655. During the 1660s, after the British occupation, the Bog Walk Gorge or Rio Cobre Gorge was discovered by Carey Helyar.

In 1770 the first road was cut through the Gorge. The first bridge, connecting both sides of the gorge, was of wood but was later replaced by the present structure, the Flat Bridge, which is constructed from cut stone and mortar.

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