The Blue Mountains rise outside of Kingston to 7,402 feet at Blue Mountain Peak, our destination. Our goal: To reach the summit to see the sunrise. The Jamaica Tourist Board told us we were the ...

The Blue Mountains — Jamaica's loftiest range — are something of an island on the island. Most visitors to Jamaica pack swimsuits, a thirst for rum and an appetite for reggae.

The Blue Mountains–they indeed have a blue-green hue–stretch along Jamaica`s eastern end near Kingston and about three hours by narrow roads from the tourist beaches to the north.

When I set out to climb Blue Mountain, I was hoping to flesh out my mountaineering resume. I had scaled peaks in every increment of 1,000 from Mount Tom (1,201 feet) to Kilimanjaro (19,341), with ...

View from Blue Mountain trail. I won't start for the peak until 2 a.m. and so have no obligations in my only full day at Jah B's. Grabbing my binoculars, I go looking for birds.

Blue Mountain Peak visible in background at left. Sky is mostly concealed behind gray and white puffy clouds. Credit Line Gift of Louis P. Church Date July 1865 Accession Number 1917-4-680-a ...

Jamaica’s premier coffee event is set to return for its 8th annual staging as the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) prepares to host the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival on March 1, 2025, at ...

Botanical and landscape sketches showing views around the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. At upper left, the bough of a tree with a blossom which is shown again in a greater scale is visible. The boughs of ...