Alligator Pond | |
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Fishing village | |
Coordinates: 17°52′16″N 077°34′06″W / 17.87111°N 77.56833°W[1] | |
Country | Jamaica |
Parish | Manchester |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (1991)[2] | |
• Total | 1,542 |
• Estimate (2010) | 1,826 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
Alligator Pond is a fishing village on the southwestern coast of Jamaica in the parish of Manchester.[3]
Unlike the tourist-oriented coasts in the northern part of the country, Alligator Pond's shoreline is as much about work as play; here fishermen launch their boats to catch some of the island's best-regarded fish while women conduct the wholesale business of the catch. Weather-worn cookshops and bars line the sand's edge, supplying food staples such as curried goat and Red Stripe beer.[4]