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Negril beach
is a near-perfect Caribbean seashore. The seven-mile stretch
of whiter-than-white sand is lined by palms and sea grapes,
the water is warm, translucent and still, and the busy reefs
ornately encrusted. It's also packed with tourists, locals
and holidaying Jamaicans. While it's great for lively
socializing, the high concentration of human traffic
inevitably draws plenty of vendors and hustlers.
The hassle is constant and high-octane, and as well as the
usual crafts, hair braiding and aloe massage, you'll be
offered sex and drugs with alarming frequency.
Though hotels guard "their" portion of beach with security
men and strings of floating buoys, by law the beaches are
public up to the shoreline.
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The beach is roughly divided by the bank of all-inclusive at
the outcrop splitting Long Bay and Bloody Bay. Beginning at
the roundabout, Long Bay is the most heavily
developed, by day a rash of bronzing bodies and flashing jet
skis, by night a chain of disco-bars dedicated to reggae,
rum punch and skinny-dipping.
At
the far end, the hotels give way to the grassy stretch of
Long Bay Beach Park, with picnic tables, changing rooms,
a snack bar and considerably fewer people.
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