Alligator Pond is a fishing village on the southwestern coast of Jamaica in the parish of Manchester.[3]
Alligator Pond | |
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Fishing village | |
  Alligator Pond | |
| Coordinates: 17°52′16″N 077°34′06″W / 17.87111°N 77.56833°W[1] | |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Parish | Manchester |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (1991)[2] | |
• Total | 1,542 |
• Estimate (2010) | 1,826 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
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.[4]
Geography
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Alligator Pond lies at the foot of the Don Figueroa 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 3.2 km (2 miles) west of the village off the road leading to Port Kaiser.
The Little Ochie
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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 clientele from far and wide, including some tourist tours.[5]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Alligator Pond (17°52'16"N 077°34'06"W)". WikiMapia.
- ^ "Alligator Pond, Manchester, Jamaica". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
- ^ "Alligator Pond, Manchester, Jamaica" (17°52'N 077°34'W) at GEOnet Names Server
- ^ Gerry Manacsa (22 March 2004). "Days in the Life ... the beach at Alligator Pond, Jamaica".
- ^ Aitkenhead, Decca (21 January 2006). "Jamaica on a plate". London: The Guardian.