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With the small size of Jamaica, it’s hard to imagine that there would be as much interesting architectural structures as there are. One of the oldest and most interesting structures in the Flat Bridge, which is believed to have been constructed by the Spanish sometime before the year 1724.
The history of the bridge is an interesting one. The first bridge is thought to have been built from logs, but since that section of Jamaica receives heavy rainfall each year, the bridge was washed away. History claims that slaves were made to rebuild the bridge, and that it was then rebuilt a third time with bricks and other materials that could handle the heavy rainfalls and raging floodwaters.
Whenever it rains, it’s nearly impossible to get across the bridge. While it’s known that the bridge is very dangerous during the rainy season, people will still attempt to get across. Many accidents occur every year, most of which result in death.
The bridge is even believed to be haunted. Legend has it that on every Good Friday, ghosts of the salves who drowned in the Rio Cobre River gather there. People have reported seeing other entities there as well. There are several more interesting place in Jamaica. Use canada 411 as a guide to learn about the different places you can visit there.
The rains and subsequent floodwaters have helped create some very interesting rock formations near the Flat Bridge. One of the most popular is called Pum Rock, and is a formation that has the appearance of female genitalia. What’s really interesting is that on the opposite side of the river, there is another rock formation that looks like male genitalia, most of which has been cut away because of dangers to vehicles passing by.
