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"The most exquisite
port on earth" was the way American
poetess Ella Wheeler Wilcox described Port
Antonio.
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The town's twin harbours, jewel blue sea
and verdant hillsides still ensnare the
visitor. The story of this old port is the
story of men who came, saw, and were conquered
by its beauty. All of them, from Captain
Lorenzo Dow Baker to movie star Errol Flynn
and billionaire Garfield Weston sought to
develop the town. All of them failed. Port
Antonio, like Montego Bay, claims to be
the cradle of the tourist trade, but unlike
other resorts in the island, its tourism
potential remains undeveloped and undamaged.
And therein lies Port Antonio's charm, and
the lure of the parish of Portland. |
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