RUBY MARIA TAPASCO HENAO

PAULA ANDREA HOYOS GALLEGO

LAURA CRISTINA LOPERA JARAMILLO
ANDRES FELIPE MONTOYA URIBE

GEOGRAPHY
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

CAPITAL

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

POLITICS
Queen

of Jamaica

LANGUAGE

The official
language is
English

Also there are Creole

languages.

The Spanish is the

language of little less
than 500 persons.

History

Jamaica was
discovered by
Christopher Coln in
his second trip

The first settlers of

the island were the
tanos

The Jamaicans are

descendants of
Africans, but there are
also Europeans

CLIMATE
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

RELIGION
The

rastafari movement was founded

in Jamaica

MUSIC

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

SPORTS
Asafa

Powell

Usain

Bolt

NATIONAL FLOWER
The flower of the

lignum vitae or " tree

of the life " is the
national flower of
Jamaica

the 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 SYMBOLS
"

Doctor bird " is the

national bird of
Jamaica

NATIONAL 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 SYMBOLS
THE

JAMAICAN COAT OF ARMS

Out of Many One People