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Erosion, Blue Mountains, St. Thomas

Erosion on a steep deforested slope in the Blue Mountains, St. Thomas.

Tags: Blue Mountains (Jamaica); Blue Mountains (St. Thomas, Jamaica); Mountains - Jamaica; Protected areas - Jamaica; Soil erosion - Jamaica; St. Thomas (Jamaica); Trees

Thatch roofed cottages and a zinc roofed shop with a front veranda.

Tags: Children; Dwellings; Huts; Manchester (Jamaica); Rivers - Jamaica; Thatched roofs; Wooden - frame houses

Old time dignity.

Tags: Black River (St. Elizabeth, Jamaica); Funeral coaches; Hearses (Vehicles); Horse-drawn vehicles; St. Elizabeth (Jamaica)

Tags: Highgate (St. Mary, Jamaica); Railroad stations; Railroads - Jamaica; St. Mary (Jamaica); Trees

Tags: Dirt roads; Hills; Manchester (Jamaica); Mandeville (Manchester, Jamaica); Trees

Hillside development above Papine, with the Blue Mountains in the background, St. Andrew.

Tags: Housing development - Jamaica; Mountains; Papine (St. Andrew, Jamaica); St. Andrew (Jamaica)

Land clearance by burning, Blue Mountains, St. Andrew/St. Thomas?

Tags: Agriculture; Mountains; Shifting cultivation; Slash and burn cultivation; St. Andrew (Jamaica); St. Thomas (Jamaica)

Tags: Congas; Costumes; Dwellings; John Canoe (Festival); Jonkonnu (Festival); Kingston (Jamaica); Parades

Built in 1797, this is a fine example of Georgian architecture.

Tags: Historic buildings - Jamaica - Trelawny; Hospitals (Trelawny, Jamaica); Ruins - Jamaica - Trelawny; Slavery - Jamaica; Trelawny (Jamaica)

Tags: Coconut palm; Higgin Town (St. Ann, Jamaica); Hills; Houses; Plants; St. Ann (Jamaica); Water harvesting; Watersheds