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Petit Trou Destination Guide
Touring Petit Trou in Trinidad and Tobago
Petit Trou in the region of Trinidad and Tobago (general) is located in Trinidad and Tobago - some 41 mi or ( 66 km ) East of Port of Spain , the country's capital city .
Time in Petit Trou is now 11:19 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Port of Spain " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Bridgetown, Fort-de-France, Tunapuna, Scarborough, and Sangre Grande. Being here already, consider visiting Bridgetown . Check out our recommendations for Petit Trou ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Petit Trou
Petit Trou is a small town in the northeast of Trinidad. It is the closest town in Trinidad to Tobago, which lies only 19 kilometers to the north. It is near Galera Point, the northern most point in Trinidad.
Located at 10.83 -60.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Toco
Toco is the most northeasterly village on the island of Trinidad in the County of Saint David at the point where the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean meet. Tobago lies only some 35 kilometers to the northeast which renders Toco the closest point in Trinidad to the sister island. The name Toco was ascribed to the area by its early Amerindian inhabitants. The meaning of the name is uncertain, yet its historical significance and value to the country is well noted.
Located at 10.83 -60.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Grande Riviere
Grande Riviere is a village on the north coast of Trinidad located between Toco and Matelot. The area was originally settled by immigrants from Venezuela and Tobago who cultivated cacao and subsistence crops. After falling cocoa prices in the 1920s and expanding pest problems caused the collapse of the cocoa industry, Grande Riviere went into a decline which continued until the development of ecotourism. Between 1931 and 2000 the population of Grande Riviere fell from 718 to 334.
Located at 10.83 -61.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Geography of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic republic in the southern Caribbean between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela. They are southeasterly islands of the Lesser Antilles, Monos, Huevos, Gaspar Grande (or Gasparee), Little Tobago, and St. Giles Island. Trinidad is 11 km off the northeast coast of Venezuela and 130 km south of the Grenadines.
Located at 11.00 -61.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Matelot, Trinidad
Matelot is a settlement in Trinidad. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:10|49|N|61|07|W||| |primary |name= }}
Located at 10.82 -61.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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