Rio Grande | Places to Visit in Jamaica
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Rio Grande, which means “Big River” in Spanish, is located in the eastern part of the island. This river is where rafting in Jamaica was born, helping people to transport bananas from the inland plantations where they were grown out to the trading ports and harbor of Port Antonio. Today, visitors to Jamaica can raft down this very river with the help of a company like Rio Grande Rivers or an independent rafting guide. Each of the long, skinny wooden rafts can carry two adults and one child, and a trip down the river will take about 2 or 3 hours, depending on speed.

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