El Rio Minho

El Rio Minho is the longest river in all of Jamaica, at a staggering 92.8 kilometers long. It stems up in the Mocho Mountains, in Clarendon, and runs down towards Carlisle Bay. The river's basin spreads 1,700 square kilometers outwards and in that expanse is one of the most diverse and thickest limestone successions in all of the Caribbean. Being home to an abundance of rudist bivalve fossils, it was named an  International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) Geological Heritage Site. This vast river serves as a great resource to the people on the island. Being ever hot in Jamaica, rivers like this serve as a refresher for those without access to a beach. All in all, this river has many roles, all important to the island of Jamaica. From being scientifically significant to being personally significant, it isn’t debatable that this river is essential to the people of this island.