| Jamaica is nothing less than awe inspiring and one of | | | | starts near the Blue Mountains Peak and flows in a |
| those great natural wonders that just adds to the | | | | south-southwesterly direction to the sea and exits |
| majesty are the more than 100 rivers that make | | | | into Caribbean Sea by means of Carlisle Bay. |
| their way through this small island nation. Even today, | | | | There is also a great number of underground rivers |
| many rivers are unexplored because some are not | | | | which today are becoming popular amongst the cave |
| able to be navigated and often they are broken by | | | | diving fans that find their way to Jamaica to go |
| majestic waterfalls. | | | | scuba diving. These underground rivers run through a |
| Of all the rivers in Jamaica though, the widest is the | | | | maze of limestone caves that give access to the |
| Black River which is just over 73 kilometers in length | | | | rivers at various points across the island. |
| of which the first 28 are able to be navigated. | | | | With so many rivers around Jamaica, there is always |
| With an increase in interest for water sports, many | | | | some fun to be had in riparian sports while on a |
| rivers in Jamaica are now highly utilized for such | | | | holiday in paradise. Of course all the major hotels in |
| endeavors. However, many rivers as well are used | | | | Jamaica have good water sports available but |
| for things like irrigation as well as domestic. | | | | sometimes you want to get closer to nature and |
| The longest river in Jamaica is the Rio Minho which | | | | enjoy the Jamaica rivers in all their natural beauty. |