Oracabessa is a small town in Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica 16 kilometres east of Ocho Rios. Its population is nearly 7,000. Lit in the afternoons by an apricot light that may have inspired its Spanish name, Oracabeza, or "Golden Head," Oracabessa's commercial district consists of a covered produce market and a few shops and bars.

Port Maria

Town

Photo: De Geo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Port Maria is the capital town of the Jamaican parish of Saint Mary. Originally named "Puerto Santa Maria", it was the second town established by Spanish settlers in Jamaica. Port Maria is situated 6 km southeast of Coleraine.

Coleraine

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Oracabessa, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

18.40403° or 18° 24′ 15″ north

Longitude

-76.93584° or 76° 56′ 9″ west

Elevation

103 metres (338 feet)

Open location code

77C5C337+JM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7087192720

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

12639505

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