Things to do in Discovery Bay
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Puerto Seco Beach
The eastern side of the bay is rimmed with white-sand beaches. With its soft sand and limpid waters, Puerto Seco Beach, in the center of town, is a real charmer. Open to the public, it sports rustic eateries and bars and a fun park with a waterslide for kids not interested in sun-tanning. On weekends and holidays the beach is teeming, but during the week the place is often deserted. You can rent fishing boats, sea bikes and jet skis.
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Green Grotto Caves
This impressive system of caves and tunnels, 3km east of Discovery Bay, extends for about 16km. The steps lead down into the impressive chambers, where statuesque dripstone formations are illuminated by floodlights. Pre-Columbian Arawaks left their artwork on the walls. Much later, the caves were used as a hideout by the Spanish during the English takeover of the island in 1655. Runaway slaves in the 18th century also took refuge here, and between the two world wars, the caves were used by smugglers running arms to Cuba. The highlight is Green Grotto, a glistening subterranean lake 36m down. The entrance fee includes fruit punch and a guided one-hour tour. Your guide will…
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Columbus Park
This open-air roadside museum sits atop the bluff on the west side of Discovery Bay. Highlighted by a mural depicting Columbus’s arrival in Jamaica, the eclectic museum features such memorabilia as anchors, cannons, nautical bells, sugar-boiling coppers and an old waterwheel in working condition that creaks and clanks as it turns. There’s also a diminutive locomotive formerly used to haul sugar at Innswood Estate.
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Mackie’s Jerk Centre & Bar
Mackie’s Jerk Centre & Bar serves particularly good pork and chicken and stages an entertaining dominoes tournament on Tuesday nights.
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Ultimate Jerk Centre
Ultimate Jerk Centre, opposite Green Grotto Caves, is an old favorite. The curried goat and conch stew are particularly good.
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supermarket
There's a supermarket at Columbus Plaza, on Discovery Bay Rd, which heads south from the A1 at the Texaco station.
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roadside stalls
Cheap eats can also be had at the roadside stalls lining Main St, selling jerk chicken, bammy and more.
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