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Balcarres Destination Guide

Touring Balcarres in Jamaica

Balcarres in the region of Portland is a city located in Jamaica - some 13 mi or ( 21 km ) North-East of Kingston , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Balcarres

Time in Balcarres is now 01:33 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Jamaica " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Spanish Town, Port Antonio, Pleasing Prospect, Mulleth Hall, and Morant Bay. Being here already, consider visiting Spanish Town . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Balcarres ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Our Lame Jamaican Vacation: Part 3 - Wishing for Sunshine in Ocho Rios; Finding It in Kingston

9:19 min by charliemac64
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Part 3 of our Jamaican vacation; days 3 and 4. Day 3 consisted of sitting around feeling sorry for ourselves that the weather wasn't cooperating. Cloudy again. Day 4, we hired a local driver who took ..

Stuck behind a truck on the Junction Road in Jamaica

1:27 min by ohliza
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Headed from Kingston to Port Antonio ..


Hurricane Gustav in Kingston Jamaica

0:54 min by Kadeem Whyte
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Tropical Storm Gustav around 6:00 thursday evening ..

Driving in the Blue Mountains

1:37 min by ohliza
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Up from Kingston to Newcastle. Just shot from the car, no major scenery but you can see the mists on the mountains. Music - Lee Scratch Perry - Are You Coming Home. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

1907 Kingston earthquake

The 1907 Kingston earthquake which shook the capital of the island of Jamaica with a magnitude of 6.5 on the moment magnitude scale on Monday January 14, at about 3:30 pm local time, was considered by many writers of that time one of the world's deadliest earthquakes recorded in history.

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Located at 18.20 -76.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 1907 earthquakes, Earthquakes in Jamaica

Newcastle, Jamaica

Newcastle is a settlement in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. Formerly a military hill station for the British Army it is now a training centre for the Jamaica Defence Force. Newcastle became a military centre in the 1840s when Major General Sir William Maynard Gomm, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica (and Britain's longest serving soldier), observed that yellow fever, a major cause of death among the British troops stationed in Jamaica, was far less prevalent in the mountains.

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Located at 18.19 -76.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in Jamaica

Buff Bay River

The Buff Bay River is a river of Jamaica.

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Located at 18.23 -76.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Rivers of Jamaica

Buff Bay, Jamaica

Buff Bay is a settlement in Jamaica.

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Located at 18.23 -76.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Populated places in Jamaica

Spanish River (Jamaica)

The Spanish River is a river of Jamaica. The Spring Garden, near the Spanish River, was one of the earliest sugar plantations in Jamaica.

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Located at 18.23 -76.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Rivers of Jamaica