Cabarita Island is located in Port Maria, the capital of the parish St Mary, Jamaica (Caribbean).
The island, alternatively known as Cabarita Islet, Cabaritta Island, Cabaritta Isle, Cabaritto Island, Cabrita Island sits northeast of Port Maria and north of Frontier.
The history books indicate that Christopher Columbus first contact was made at Discovery Bay.
But the first contact was made at Port Maria. Columbus made contact here, took water on and went westwards along the northern coastline to land at Discovery Bay.
Hon Alrick 'Bobby' Pottinger, who retired as Custos in December 2012, after serving for 18 years, agrees.
Port Maria and Cabarita Island past is bigger than its present.
Port Maria has a natural harbour.
Before there was an airport and big business in Kingston,
Port Maria was the hub of commercial activities in Jamaica because of the banana trade
when Jamaica exported bananas, coconuts, sugar, and citrus to the United States and England.
Everything came through here, and from the 1800s to around the 1940s when Kingston took over.
South towards Frontier District and Port Maria Town
North-west towards Fort Haldane.
North towards Galina Point.
According to locals the cave on the island was made by a  Cannonball shot from Fort Haldane.
Port Maria
Pagee Beach just beyond
Don't be afraid to ask the local fishermen at the Pagee Beach for a boat ride to get a closer view of Cabarita Island.
Pagee Beach
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