Jamaican Coffee
In past years, when Jamaica's economy was dominated by plantation slavery, some slaves Maroons were able to escape to the Blue Mountains and live independently. Today the famous Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is cultivated between 2000 and 5000 feet above sea level, while higher slopes are preserved as forest. Hagley Gap and Mavis Bank are farming communities located on Blue Mountain with Hagley Gap being closest to Blue Mountain Peak. Both towns rely upon the area's rich, fertile soils for growing Blue Mountain Coffee.
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