Hampden Great House, the oldest sugar plantation in Jamaica, was built in 1733 by the Scot Archibald Sterling. A house like two salt cellars, it is set in the lush Spanish Valley two hours from ...

The one-time Counting House is now a honeymoon suite at Good Hope Plantation in Jamaica. Plantation owner John Tharp, a major sugar trader, built the structure to house his business operations.

Jamaica had about 600 sugar plantations and 200,000 slaves at its peak. Falmouth was once hailed as the Paris of the Indies and was one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the Western world.