Sights in Reggae Beach To Boscobel Beach
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Rio Nuevo
The Rio Nuevo meets the ocean 8km east of Ocho Rios. In 1658 the bluff west of the river's mouth was the site where English forces fought the decisive battle against the Spanish, sending them scampering off to Cuba with their collective tail between their legs.
A plaque records the events: 'On this ground on June 17, 1658, was fought the battle of Rio Nuevo to decide whether Jamaica would be Spanish or English. On one side were the Jamaicans of both black and white races, whose ancestors had come to Jamaica from Africa and Spain 150 years before. The Spanish forces lost the battle and the island. The Spanish whites fled to Cuba but the black people took to the mountains a…
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Boscobel Beach
Boscobel Beach is a hamlet dominated by Boscobel Beach Spa Resort & Golf Club. The Boscobel airstrip is here. Tiny coves further east harbor fishing hamlets nestled in turquoise lagoons protected by coral reefs.
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