Jamaica[1]

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 The rastafari movement was founded in Jamaicain Jamaica

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’