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Nonsuch Caves Port Antonio Jamaica.
The caves have nine separate chambers, dimly lit with lanterns revealing stalagmites and stalactites. Fossils of fish and other sea creatures are seen in the limestone formation proving that Jamaica was once beneath the sea. One chamber has a ceiling forty feet high and is a favorite haunt for bats.
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Some 6 mi (9 ½ km) northeast of Port Antonio and 2 1/2 miles of Trident Villas are the Athenry Gardens, a 3–acre Tropical wonderland including the Nonsuch Caves, whose underground beauty has been made accessible by concrete walk ways, railed stairways, and careful lighting. The Seven Hills of Athenry has impressive caves where Arawak Indians lived before Christopher Columbus arrived in Jamaica guides will escort you through these caves.
The type of rock formation found throughout these hills are coral and limestone and shale. There are very good stalactite and stalagmite formations throughout the caves. Numerous Bats can be seen among the ancient stalagmites and stalactites of Nonsuch Caves, where rare fossils and Indian relics have been found.The cave itself is estimated to be 1 ½ millions years of age, older than the island itself. Indicating that it's formation began before the island rose from the sea.
Strolling through tropical Athenry Gardens and exploring the ancient stalagmites and stalactites of Nonsuch Caves, where rare fossils and Indian relics have been found offer just a small insight to the possibilities for further exploration.
Like the Blue Lagoon the Nonsuch Caves this gem of Portland is now closed to the public local and foreign tourist or archaeologists are no longer have access to this Jamaican wonder the property is owned by Robert Toby a private businessman. It is up to the Government of Jamaica through the Tourism Product Development Company and the Jamaica Protected Areas Trust Limited (JPAT) to acquire Nonsuch Caves and return it to the people of Jamaica.
Like the Blue Lagoon the Nonsuch Caves this gem of Portland is now closed to the public local and foreign tourist or archaeologists are no longer have access to this Jamaican wonder the property is owned by Robert Toby a private businessman. It is up to the Government of Jamaica through the Tourism Product Development Company and the Jamaica Protected Areas Trust Limited (JPAT) to acquire Nonsuch Caves and return it to the people of Jamaica.
Nonsuch Cave, Portland, Jamaica.
Jamaica Protected Areas Trust Limited (JPAT).
Jamaica Protected Areas Trust Limited (JPAT).
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