Xtabi
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Xtabi is a cove on the cliffs of Negril, in Westmoreland, Jamaica. It consists of a labyrinth of caves and passageways carved from solid rock over millennia of ocean water striking it.[1]
An
eponymous
hotel sits atop the cliffs.
History
The first inhabitants of Xtabi were the
Arawaks in 750 A.D. The name Xtabi is derived from an Arawak word, which means “meeting place of the gods”.[3]
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See also
- List of caves in Jamaica
- List of hotels in Jamaica
References
- ISBN 978-976-640-036-1.
- ISBN 978-0-7614-1785-9.
- ^ Xtabi, Frommer's Review (defines the Arawak word).
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