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Oracabessa is a small town in Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica 16 kilometres (10 mi) east of Ocho Rios.Its population is nearly 7,000. [1] Lit in the afternoons by an apricot light that may have inspired its Spanish name, Oracabeza, or "Golden Head," Oracabessa's commercial district consists of a covered produce market and a few shops and bars.
Ian Fleming International Airport ( IFIA) (previously Boscobel Aerodrome) (also known as Ocho Rios - Boscobel Airport) ( IATA: OCJ, ICAO: MKBS) is an international airport located in Boscobel, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica, 10 km (6.2 mi) east [ 1] of Ocho Rios, in northeastern Jamaica. The airport historically provided service to the United ...
Ocho Rios. / 18.417°N 77.117°W / 18.417; -77.117. Ocho Rios (Spanish for "Eight Rivers") is a town in the parish of Saint Ann on the north coast of Jamaica, and is more widely referred to as Ochi by locals. Beginning as a sleepy fishing village, Ocho Rios has seen explosive growth in recent decades to become a popular tourist ...
Boscobel, Jamaica. Coordinates: 18°24′N 76°58′W. Boscobel is located in St. Mary Parish on the north shore of Jamaica, ten miles east of Ocho Rios. [1] It is home to Ian Fleming International Airport and is located approximately halfway between Montego Bay and Kingston .
James Bond Beach sits on a small peninsula at Oracabessa Bay, approximately 10 miles or 16 kilometres from the Jamaican north coast town of Ocho Rios. [2] The beach is noted for its water sports centre, its "crystal clear" water, and its mountains that reach "straight down to the sea." Other amenities, include a bar and a restaurant.
The following is a list of the most populous settlements in Jamaica. Definitions Kingston, capital of Jamaica Montego Bay The following definitions have been used: City: Official city status on a settlement is only conferred by Act of Parliament. Only three areas have the designation; Kingston when first incorporated in 1802 reflecting its early importance over the then capital Spanish Town ...
Reggae Beach, St. Mary , Jamaica. / 18.4214964; -77.0440936. Reggae Beach was a 250-acre property which was located in Jamaica, midway between Ocho Rios and Oracabessa. In 2008, the Caribbean Urban Music Awards were presented at Reggae Beach, which were based on the votes of over 1.5 million Caribbean music fans worldwide.
Montego Bay is the capital of the parish of St. James in Jamaica. The city is the fourth-largest urban area in the country by population, after Kingston, Spanish Town, and Portmore, all of which form the Greater Kingston Metropolitan Area, home to over half a million people. [ 1] As a result, Montego Bay is the second-largest anglophone city in ...