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For today's Geo Quiz, picture this: You're about 90 miles south of Cuba ... driving on a road along the sunny coastline of a Caribbean island. You're slowly making your way to the town of Savannah-la-Mar. That's the capital of Westmoreland Parish... Download MP3]]>
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For today’s Geo Quiz, picture this: You’re about 90 miles south of Cuba … driving on a road along the sunny coastline of a Caribbean island. You’re slowly making your way to the town of Savannah-la-Mar. That’s the capital of Westmoreland Parish.

Can you name the island yet?? Ok maybe a couple more clues are in order: So, this island is famous for its Blue Mountains that are home to Blue Mountain coffee.

At the western end of the island there’s Bluefields Beach where you can grab an ice cold Red Stripe to quench your thirst.

That’s the local beer. It goes best with something called jerk.

Photo: Caroline Ford / Wikipedia

Photo: Caroline Ford / Wikipedia

We’ll stop in for lunch when we return with the answer…

Geo Answer:
Time now to reveal the answer to our Geo Quiz … picture this: Smoke curls up from a charcoal fire at a rickety food stand.

It’s a roadside stand along the southern coast of Jamaica. Jamaica is the answer to our quiz today.

This is where you’ll find Omar, a 26 year old Jamaican. He’s standing over the fire in a sawed off oil drum. Omar’s cooking up traditional Jamaican jerk.

Omar cooking Jamaican jerk

Omar cooking Jamaican jerk. Photo: Mariana Schroeder

Reporter Mariana Schroeder stopped in for lunch and sent us this postcard:

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