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This eBook offering is an excerpt of Lonely Planet's latest Caribbean Islands guide book and includes:

• "Jamaica" chapter

• Caribbean Islands Survival Guide, Directory, Transportation, Health, Language and Glossary chapters

• Jamaica maps

To know Jamaica, experience it. As locals say, 'Rock-stone a river naah know sun hot'. That's patois for experience brings knowledge, and so much more so on an island that can express such simple proverbs so beautifully.

This guide is the result of research by dedicated authors and local experts who immersed themselves in Jamaica, finding unique experiences, and sharing practical and honest advice, so you come away informed and amazed. This guide includes up-to-date reviews of the best places to stay, eat, sights, cultural information, maps, transport tips and a few best kept secrets – all the essentials to get to the heart of Jamaica.

Coverage includes:

• Understanding Jamaica, History, Culture, Landscape & Wildlife, Survival Guide, Directory A-Z, Getting There & Away, Getting Around

• Kingston, the Blue Mountains, Northern Jamaica, Port Antonio & around, Ocho Rios & around, Montego Bay & around, Rose Hall to Greenwood, Falmouth, Martha Brae, Glistening Waters, Negril & the West, Southern Jamaica, Treasure Beach, Black River and YS Falls.

Lonely Planet's Caribbean Islands guide is researched and written by: Ryan Ver Berkmoes, Adam Karlin, Andrea Schulte-Peevers, Brendan Sainsbury, Kevin Raub, Tom Masters, Jean-Bernard Carillet, Brandon Presser, Paul Clammer, Michael Grosberg, Karla Zimmerman, Emily Matchar, Nate Cavalieri