Working coast: The beaches are the hub of economic activity in Alligator Pond. The
bauxite exporting Port Kaiser is visible on the horizon.
Alligator Pond is a fishing village on the south-western coast of Jamaica in the parish of St. Elizabeth.
Unlike the tourist-oriented coasts in the northern part of the country, Alligator Pond's shoreline is as much about work as play; here fishermen launch their boats to catch some of the island's best-regarded fish while women conduct the wholesale business of the catch. Weather-worn cookshops and bars line the sand's edge, supplying food staples such as curried goat and Red Stripe beer.
[edit] Geography
Hills like alligator's back.
Alligator Pond lies at the foot of the Don Figero Mountains to the north-east, some 35 km from Mandeville. The name is said by locals to derive from the shape of the mountain range, which viewed from the beach has bumps which suggest an alligator's back.
The Alligator Pond River is a bathing spot about 2 miles west of the village off the road leading to Port Kaiser.
[edit] The Little Ochie
The Little Ochie restaurant on the beach.
The Little Ochie, a fish restaurant, is located in several huts on the beach, some made from the hulls of fishing boats with thatched roofs. It has expanded to seat several hundred and attracts a clientèle from far and wide, including some tourist tours.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ World Gazetteer
- ^ The Guardian, January 21, 2006 [1]
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