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Hanover's capital, Lucea is a quiet town that occasionally comes alive for special events like Independence Day, when the town hosts a talent show. Lucea's Fort Charlotte, which sits at the mouth of the harbor, was never used.

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Fort Charlotte houses the Hanover Museum (admission US$5), located on the western point of Lucea Harbor. It's the most intact fort in western Jamaica, with three cannons in good condition sitting on the battlements. It was built by the British in 1756, with 23 cannon openings to defend their colony from any challenge from the sea.

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Hanover Historical Museum (US$1.50 adults, US$0.50 children) is housed in the old police barracks and gaol (jail). It opened in 1989 and was at one point expanded to include artifacts from excavated Arawak middens (refuse piles) found in Hanover. The community museum has displays covering the history of Hanover from the Tainos to the present.

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804. Kenilworth

Kenilworth is one of Jamaica's most impressive great houses, located on the former Maggoty Estate. Currently the property is home to the HEART Academy, a training skills institute.

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Dolphin Head Mountain and the Dolphin Head Forest Reserve contain some of Jamaica's few remaining pockets of biodiversity and high endemism. A Nature Trail and Living Botanical Museum were developed over the past several years and are currently maintained by Jamaica's Forestry Department

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The Fiesta Group, a Spain-based hotel chain, opened the 2,000-room Fiesta Paladium Palace (tel. 876/620-0000, www.fiestahotelgroup.com), a massive all-inclusive hotel just west of Lucea on Molasses beach in 2008.

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807. Ital Vital

Ital Vital (US$1-5) is vegetarian food cart operated by Delroy Clarke, known on the street as 'High Priest', located at the entrance to Cayenne Beach. Dishes include veggies in coconut sauce, ital sip (soup) and turn cornmeal.

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808. Services

NCB bank has a branch (tel. 876/956-2204) as well as an ATM location at Haughton Court.

Scotiabank (tel. 876/956-2235) has a branch on Willie Delisser Boulevard facing the main intersection by the courthouse on the western side of town.

Lailian Wholesale Supermarket is at Shop #14, Mid Town Mall (tel. 876/956-9712).

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809. Blenheim

Just before the one-way circuit around Lucea reaches the courthouse heading west, the B9 leads inland through Middlesex to Dias, where a right-hand turn leads back toward the coast and Davis Cove.

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Established over a decade ago, Mandela Green is an entertainment lawn inside a walled compound, its interior walls painted with portraits of Jamaican artists and heroes in typical Rasta style. It's used for parties, stage shows, theatrical performances, and other private and public functions.

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