Old Pera, Jamaica
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Fishing village in St Thomas, Jamaica
Old Pera | |
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Old Pera is located in Jamaica Old Pera Old Pera | |
| Coordinates: 17°52′26′′N 76°18′50′′W / 17.8738°N 76.3140°W / 17.8738; -76.3140 | |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Parish | St Thomas |
Old Pera is a small fishing village in south-eastern Jamaica, 15 minutes east of Morant Bay.[1] The village is historic, with mountain and Caribbean sea views.
The area is known for its Kumina, a ritual celebration of a recent death based on reverence for ancestors.
References
[edit ]- ^ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet N, 1967.
