Kissing the sky over the eastern half of Jamaica, the Blue Mountains throw the rest of the island into sharp relief. Barely an hour from Kingston, the region's slopes and fern forests seem light-years ...

CLEVELAND — Hurricane Melissa is anticipated to batter Jamaica as a major hurricane. The island’s Blue Mountains could magnify flooding in much the same way the Appalachian Mountains did during ...

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 first ...

The prestigious World Heritage site designation is also the first “mixed-heritage” site for the Caribbean sub-region. The site is one of only 32 mixed-heritage sites, taking in cultural and natural ...

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 ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). In Jamaica's coffee-growing Blue Mountains, rooms come with burlap pouches of fresh grounds to brew amid the morning mist. Remote Port ...

Most people think of white sand beaches and Bob Marley when asked about Jamaica. I did an unscientific poll of some American friends recently at a dinner party, and people said, “reggae!” or “horses ...

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 its new ...

Jamaica Tourism Minister announced plans to harness the potential of Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee to stimulate economic growth. The Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Jamaica Tourism, said this will ...