View of Ocho Rios, taken from Shaw Park Gardens - 2006

Ocho Rios is a town on the northern coast of Jamaica, located in the parish of Saint Ann. It is a popular tourist destination, well known for scuba diving and other water sports. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 227 KB) View of Ocho Rios Glenn Standish I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 227 KB) View of Ocho Rios Glenn Standish I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Location latitude 18°12N, longitude 77°28W Capital Town Saint Anns Bay Major towns Ocho Rios, Browns Town, Runaway Bay, Claremont County Middlesex Area 1,212. ... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... Scuba divers exploring fish and coral. ... There are a large number of sports that involve water. ...

Ocho Rios was once a sleepy fishing village until it was discovered by tourists. It is now second only to Montego Bay in importance to the tourism industry in Jamaica. Doctors Cave Beach Club is a popular tourist destination in Montego Bay Montego Bay is a city in Jamaica that contains Jamaicas largest airport, Sangster International Airport. ...

It is a popular destination for cruise ships. Pacific Sky sails under Sydney Harbour Bridge A cruise ship is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ships amenities are considered an essential part of the experience. ...

Ocho Rios is also known as the home of Dunn's River Falls. This is a popular attraction that is visited by thousands of visitors each year. Dunn's River Falls cascades down approximately 600 feet into the sea. Fed by springs located in the hills above, visitors take pleasure in 'climbing' the falls as the water rushes around them. View of the private beach at Dunns River Falls - February 2006 Dunns River Falls is a famous waterfall near Ocho Rios, Jamaica and a major caribbean tourist attraction. ...

Several of the best resorts in Jamaica are located near Ocho Rios, including the all-inclusive Sans Souci Couples Resort & Spa and the Sandals Grand Ocho Rios, the newly built RIU Ocho Rios, the refurbished Shaw Park Beach Hotel & Spa, the Jamaica Inn, Royal Plantation and The Blue House Luxury Bed and Breakfast Inn. Ocho Rios has gained substantially in popularity among vacationers in the past two years as the north coast highway has been improved from the international airport at Montego Bay to Ocho Rios -- a ninety minute drive. The city is also considered one of the safest areas for tourists in Jamaica. ^{[citation needed]} There are a number of good restaurants, a lively night club scene at Margaritaville as well as the nation's two most popular attractions in Jamaica -- Dunn's River Falls (described above) and Dolphin Cove, where visitors are able to swim and interact with dolphins. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Shaw Park Beach Hotel & Spa in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, was reopened in January of 2005 under a new structure of Jamaican management. ... This article is about the dolphin mammal. ...

The resort was featured in the 10cc track "From Rochdale to Ocho Rios". 10cc is a British rock music group who achieved their greatest commercial success during the 1970s. ...

Sister Cities

Ocho Rios has one sister city.

• Oakland, California

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External links

• Ocho Rios Blog
• Some pictures of tourist trips around Ocho Rios
• Fantastic Tour Guide if you want to avoid the crowds, very reasonably priced as well

Coordinates: 18°25′N 77°07′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...