The most powerful pirate in Jamaica at any given time was most likely Henry Morgan.  His most remembered and cruel event was when he ransacked the capitol of Panama, Panama City, and then ordered his fellow pirates to burn it to the ground.  This occurred in 1671.

Jamaica is a tropical paradise in which topical fruit grows well.  Some foods that are little - known to North Americans, but are quite common to islanders are the breadfruit, the sweetsop, the soursop, and the naseberry.  They all grow natively to the Caribbean. 

To the left is a picture of an open - air fruit market in the heart of Montego Bay.  Americans consider this strange, as they do not experience them that often.  Many people come here daily to get food for their families.  

Horseracing, which was introduced by the English explorers, is one of the most popular sports in all of Jamaica.  No county fair or agricultural show is complete without at least one race.  Kingston has 2 wonderful race tracks. 

 Another popular sport is polo, a game played on horses that is like no other sport.  Below is the polo field in Kingston, Jamaica.

In Jamaica tennis is also played quite frequently, as the nice weather is year - round. 

There are many tennis courts in Jamaica, and they are often in the parks, too.

To the left are members of the National Dance Company of Jamaica.  They perform for visitors of many countries at a resort hotel in Montego Bay. 

Jamaica's most popular type of music is reggae.  Some reggae artists commonly known in Jamaica are Bob Marley, Gregory Issacs, Desmond Dekker, and Dennis Brown, whose picture is to the right.