Browsing Category: "jamaica culture"
Hip Hop is a culture, or what people liked to call “subculture”. Hip-Hop started in he mid-70s in NYC, New York. The big “hip hop” movement started at The Bronx by DJ Kool Herc (real name Clive Campbell) which came from Jamaica and got his records with him to the US. Herc’s idea was to [...]
Jamaica is the finest island and tourist destination in West Indies. The island is filled with mouth watering food, pleasing to the ear music, white sandy beaches The history and culture of this island has an almost hypnotic affect on its visitors. Air Jamaica Vacations offer the perfect opportunity of turning your dreams in to [...]
Jamaica, the Caribbean island rich in flora and fauna and many spectacular beaches, has an immense potential for tourism. Visitors can keep themselves engaged in recreational activities, sightseeing trips, rejuvenating energy treatments and more. Spend Quality Time on Serene Jamaican Beaches The white sandy beaches of Jamaica with their visual splendor are wonderful locations to [...]
The early settlers that arrived in Jamaica from South America was the Arawak Indians, around 650 AD, and named the island Xaymaca or “land of wood and water.” The Arawak Indians peacefully lived on the island and the sea’s bounty. In 1494, Jamaica, the Caribbean’s third largest island, Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to [...]