Annotto Bay

Annotto Bay is a List of cities and [towns in Jamaica|town] in the parish of Saint Mary [Parish, Jamaica|Saint Mary] in Jamaica. It was once an active port on the north side. This town was previously named ‘Guayguata’ by the Tainos, it is named from the abundance of the Annatto trees in the area. The Spanish settlement of the Mellila mentioned early in the sixteenth century Spanish Jamaica was probably located near present-day Annotto Bay and Fort [George, Jamaica], and the nearby golf course are thought to have been built on a Spanish foundation.