The Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park is located on the eastern part of the island and consists of lush, tropical terrain. Overall, the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (BJCMNP) takes up 193,292 acres including the parishes of Portland, St. Thomas, St. Andrew and part of St. Mary. The highest elevation in Jamaica sits at 7,402 feet in the Blue Mountains. More than half the plants found in BJCMNP are natural only to Jamaica. Some common trees found are the Juniper Cedar, Blue Mahoe and Soapwood. The mountains are also home to the Giant Swallowtail Butterfly, the endangered Jamaican Blackbird, the Jamaican Boa snake, 23 species of frogs and many more species of plants and animals. The Maroons are considered the native people to the BJCMNP. The term, Maroons, is known to be a group of people in the Caribbean and America fleeing plantation slavery, according to UNESCO. The Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park is open to the public and has tours to show visitors the beauty that this national park has to offer.