ACCOMPONG, Jamaica, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The average Jamaican is more likely to visit London or New York than to penetrate the wild Cockpit Country, home of the untamed mountain Maroons.

ACCOMPONG, St Elizabeth (JIS) - On Sunday, January 6, residents of this maroon community, as well as persons from across the island, will gather for the annual celebration marking the anniversary ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Accompong Maroons today celebrate the 278th anniversary of the peace treaty with colonial Britain, which ended the Maroon wars, plus the launch of their community radio ...

Every January 6, Accompong Town celebrates its 1738 treaty and the birthday of Cudjoe, Nanny’s brother. A guide from the Jamaica Conservation Development Trust shows travelers the Blue Mountains ...

The annual event, held on January 6th by the Accompong Maroons—the descendants of enslaved Africans who escaped the plantations and settled in Jamaica’s mountains—celebrates the Maroon heritage by ...

Shot in Hudson NY and Accompong, Jamaica. Accompong, Jamaica was founded in 1739 after rebel slaves and their descendants fought a protracted war with the British leading to the establishment of a ...