Port Royal falls into the category of "catastrophic sites," places that are devastated by some natural disaster and in the act of destruction, preserved in situ.
Port Royal lived out its days as a British naval station and remains as a small fishing village today. A series of fires and hurricanes followed and the town was never restored to its former glory. At the height of its glittering wealth, on June 7, 1692, Port Royal was consumed by an earthquake and two thirds of the town sank into the sea.
It boats an intriguing and turbulent history as it rapidly grew to become the most important trading post in the New World. Port Royal, Jamaica, commonly referred to as "the wickedest city on earth" conjures images of marauding pirates, daring naval conquests, looting, riches, destruction and devastation.
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