Jamaica has more than 500 species of ferns, and you can see at least 300 of them in this dark, shaded gorge almost 3 miles in length.
Until an earthquake around 1907, the gorge was one of the eight flowing rivers of the Ocho Rios area.
The river disappeared during the earthquake and the river bed was turned into a paved road.
The dense fern growth appears to...more
Jamaica has more than 500 species of ferns, and you can see at least 300 of them in this dark, shaded gorge almost 3 miles in length.
Until an earthquake around 1907, the gorge was one of the eight flowing rivers of the Ocho Rios area.
The river disappeared during the earthquake and the river bed was turned into a paved road.
The dense fern growth appears to have been growing in place since the beginning of time, despite such a recent start.
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