Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine APRIL 2019 | Page 350

Discovery Bay
PLACES OF INTEREST
Bluefi elds Area
Although having a history of being a pirate’s haven, today Bluefi elds off er visitors a welcome break
from the hustle of the crowds at Montego Bay, thirty-fi ve miles away. Bluefi elds Beach Park is a
popular picinc area and it comes alive with music, food and merriment especially on weekends and
public holidays. Also in this area is the community of Belmont, where you will fi nd the Memorial of
Peter Tosh, one of the island’s legendary reggae stars formerly part of the Wailers with Bob Marley.
Photo Credit: Patrick Grace
Discovery Bay was originally named Puerto Seco (Dry Harbor) by Christopher Columbus, due to the
lack of rivers fl owing into the bay. This area is believed to be the fi rst place the explorer set foot when
he landed in Jamaica. Today a tribute to that is refl ected in the park named after him, Columbus Park.
This area also contains relics of the island’s native Indian heritage which can be seen in the open air
museum which is located there. Among other things, the museum displays artifacts from that period
like a waterwheel, Arawak canoe and old cannon.