Alligator Pond

Alligator Pond
Fishing village
Alligator Pond
Coordinates: 17°52′16″N 077°34′06″W / 17.87111°N 77.56833°W / 17.87111; -77.56833
CountryJamaica
ParishManchester
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (1991)
  Total
1,542
  Estimate 
(2010)
1,826
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)

Alligator Pond is a fishing village on the southwestern coast of Jamaica in the parish of Manchester.

Unlike the tourist-oriented coasts in the northern part of the country, Alligator Pond's shoreline is as much about work as play; here fishermen launch their boats to catch some of the island's best-regarded fish while women conduct the wholesale business of the catch. Weather-worn cookshops and bars line the sand's edge, supplying food staples such as curried goat and Red Stripe beer.