Caymanas Park
Caymanas Park is Jamaica's only race track. It was historically a sugarcane estate in the Colony of Jamaica. It was originally owned by the Ellis family, including George Ellis and Charles Ellis, 1st Baron Seaford, who made substantial profits from sugar and slavery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Horse racing
- Description: horse race track and park in Jamaica
- Also known as: “Caymanas sugar estate” and “Caymanas sugar plantation”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portmore and Port Royal.
Portmore
Photo: Raw9345, Public domain.
Portmore is a large coastal town in southern Jamaica in Saint Catherine, and a place of residence for people working in the neighbouring cities of Kingston and Spanish Town.
Port Royal
Village
Port Royal was a town located at the end of the Palisadoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1494 by the Spanish, it was once the largest and most prosperous city in the Caribbean, functioning as the centre of shipping and commerce in the Caribbean Sea by the latter half of the 17th century. Port Royal is situated 7 km southeast of Caymanas Park.
Trenchtown
Neighborhood
Trench Town is a neighbourhood located in the parish of St. Andrew, part of which is in Kingston, the capital and largest city of Jamaica. Today Trench Town is the location of the Trench Town Culture Yard Museum, a National Heritage Site presenting the unique history and contribution of Trench Town to Jamaica. Trenchtown is situated 8 km east of Caymanas Park.
Caymanas Park
- Categories: sports venue, sugar plantation, and sports location
- Location: Gregory Park, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
17.99013° or 17° 59′ 25″ northLongitude
-76.8766° or 76° 52′ 36″ westElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
7795X4RF+39OpenStreetMap ID
way 751699584OpenStreetMap feature
sport=horse_racing
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Caymanas Park” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Caymanas Park”
- French: “Caymanas Park”
- German: “Caymanas Park”
- Igbo: “Ogige Ntụrụndụ Caymanas”
- Spanish: “Parque Caymanas”
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