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Ocho Rios

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St. Ann Parish, Jamaica
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Ocho Rios is a city in the parish of Saint Ann on the north coast of Jamaica. Just outside the city, vacationers and residents can visit Columbus Park, wherein Columbus supposedly first got here on land, and see maritime artifacts and Spanish colonial homes. It became once a fishing village however now caters to tourists. It is a port of name for cruise ships in addition to for cargo ships loading sugar, limestone, and in the beyond, bauxite.

Scuba diving and other water sports are supplied within the town's region. The name "Ocho Rios" is a probably misnomer, as there aren't presently 8 rivers in the vicinity. It could be a British corruption of the original Spanish name "Las Chorreras", a call given to the village because of the close by Dunn's River Falls. The North Coast Highway from the international airport at Montego Bay to Ocho Rios has been improved for the reason that 2007 and the journey is now an hour and 45 minutes power.

On 26 August 2011, the Jamaican authorities announced a $21 million revitalization plan for the resort vicinity. Since March 2016, with the opening of the North-South portion of Highway 2000, riding and commute times into the country's capital, Kingston, has gone from over 2 hours to a little beneath an hour. The commencing of this motorway has decreased site visitors on the antique route among Jamaica's towns immensely.

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