VIDEO: 11 Seconds on the Beach in Jamaica

By: - January 3rd, 2016

There’s a reason so many people come to Montego Bay every year – it’s one of the most beautiful places in Jamaica, and home to some of the island’s finest resorts.

Chief among them is the legendary Half Moon, which calls home two miles of white-sand beach.

This is one of the stretches of beach, a tranquil slice of Jamaican paradise.

And here’s your moment of Jamaica:

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