A visit to Jamaica is an experience that nourishes mind, body and spirit, and offers the opportunity for personal growth. Disappointment is not an option because of the many beautiful sites to see on this luscious island, from sun-kissed white sand beaches to rivers and waterfalls, to mountains and valleys in the interior. From each glorious morning sunrise to the iridescence of the sunset, Jamaica presents a magnificent kaleidoscope of color and beauty that has made the island the most precious jewel in the Caribbean. It is a land of warm and welcoming people, inspiring scenery and so many unique and engaging ways to experience it.
             When Christopher Columbus first visited Jamaica, he described it as the fairest isle that eyes had ever seen. Five hundred years later, more than a million visitors travel to Jamaica annually to see for themselves this island in all its beauty.
             Jamaica, the largest English-speaking island in the Caribbean, is 146 miles long and 51 miles wide, occupying an area of 4,400 square miles. The population is just over two and a half million with high concentrations in the cities and surroundings, especially Kingston, the capital. Most visitors fly into Montego Bay, as the North Coast is home to most of the beautiful attractions, such as Dunn's River Falls. Jamaica is mountainous and greatly forested in its center, and has low coastal plains and scattered hills and plateaus. The Blue Mountains are located in the east. The highest peak, the Blue Mountain Peak, reaches 7,402 feet. Jamaica is the third largest of the fifty-one inhabited islands in the Caribbean. This island has considerable strategic value, because of its central location, being 600 miles from Miami.
             The climate varies from tropical and humid at sea level, to temperate in the mountain areas. Rainfall is seasonal, with marked regional variations. Average temperatures in coastal areas are 75 degrees in February and 81 d
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