Ocho Rios, Jamaica

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These slides of housing and population were taken in Ocho Rios, Jamaica in 1982.  Ocho Rios is a town on the northern coast of Jamaica.  It is known most as a tourist location and a port for loading ships with sugar and limestone.  Searches of Ocho Rios on the Internet typically show a beautiful harbor, elegant hotels, lovely beaches, and lots of tourists.  However, the people who actually live in the town are quite poor (or were during documentation).  There is a small middle class of merchants and shopkeepers who service the tourists and town population, but (more)