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.Jamaica Underground: The Caves, Sinkholes and Underground Rivers of the Island, Alan G. Fincham, University of the West Indies Press, 1998-03-31, page ?, .
An eponymous hotel sits atop the cliffs.
History The first inhabitants of Jamaica were the Ciboney Indians, who arrived from the coast of South America around 500 B.C.Jamaica.Sean Sheehan & Angela Black, Marshall Cavendish Children's Books, October 2004, page 21, . The Ciboney who were also known as “Cave dwellers” lived along the cliffs of Negril for hundreds of years before eventually being displaced by the Arawaks in 750 A.D. The name Xtabi is derived from an Arawakan word, which means “meeting place of the gods”.Xtabi , Frommer's Review (defines the Arawak word).
See also List of caves in Jamaica List of hotels in Jamaica
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External links Aerial view