Religious leader Thomas Monson once said, "Choose your love, love your choice." Based on the avalanche of responses to this year's CT&L Reader's Poll, it's clear that you choose to love Jamaica. This poll ... employs the collective knowledge of thousands of readers to define the region's most popular attractions. The results are fascinating. So read on: See what your fellow CT&L readers choose to love, and whether you love their choices, too.

After taking runner-up last year, Jamaica is back on top again with CT&L readers.
Blue Mountains and golden beaches, elegant great houses ... world-class golf, throbbing reggae music, lively culture, clifftop bars, classic local food and friendly people: Jamaica has it all!

Friendliest People
Jamaica
Jamaica wins again, and the engaging personality of the place - reflected in dazzling white smiles - is the real winner. Jamaica is large enough to have developed a very rich culture, and if you're open to Jamaicans, they're proud to show you the best their home has to offer. And as you can see from the many mentions above, that's quite a lot.

Best Local Cuisine
Jamaica
Jerk - whether chicken or pork - rules, but there are plenty of other choices.
While fire-breathers can't get enough of the hot stuff powered by incendiary Scotch bonnet peppers, those with a plainer palate have discovered patties (pastries filled with seasoned meat), salt cod and ackee (the national dish) and even bammy (cassava cakes). I-tal, Jamaica's own vegetarian cuisine that grew out of the Rastafarian religion, has found an audience among vegans and carnivores alike.

Best Bar for Sunset
Rick's Cafe, Negril Jamaica
Facing west over the cliffs of Negril Bay, Rick's is the perennial winner here.
The scenery is unbeatable, the location in a premier party town is perfect, and when you add in celebrants leaping from the cliffs into the water below, you've got a show that can't be stopped.

Best Local Music
Jamaica
For a small region with an even smaller population, the Caribbean has contributed mightily to the world's fund of great sounds. Jamaica has produced the most widely known musicians, along with an abundant crop of styles: rocksteady, ska, reggae and dancehall. A little-recognized, though strong, contingent of jazz artists were born here as well, led by guitarist Ernie Ranglin.