<p><br> A policeman rides along the coast of Montego Bay, or MoBay, as the locals call it. A scattering of Arawak Indian villages once surrounded Jamaica’s second largest and most visited city, but now high-rise hotels and restaurants dominate the coastal landscape. The perfect blue water and golden sands have been attracting tourists since the turn of the century.</p>

Police Patrol, Montego Bay


A policeman rides along the coast of Montego Bay, or MoBay, as the locals call it. A scattering of Arawak Indian villages once surrounded Jamaica’s second largest and most visited city, but now high-rise hotels and restaurants dominate the coastal landscape. The perfect blue water and golden sands have been attracting tourists since the turn of the century.

Photograph by Ian Cumming/Photo Library

Jamaica Photos

See photos of Jamaica (including Kingston, Ocho Rios, the Blue Mountains, and more) in this travel photo gallery from National Geographic.

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