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The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (pronounced /ˈtrɪnɨdæd ən təˈbeɪɡoʊ/) is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American country of Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. It shares maritime boundaries with other nations including: Barbados to the northeast, Guyana to the southeast, and Venezuela to the south and west. The country covers an area of 5,128 square kilometres (1,980 sq mi) and consists of two main islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous smaller landforms. Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the main islands; Tobago is much smaller, comprising about 6% of the total area and 4% of the population. The nation lies outside the hurricane belt.
Unlike most of the English-speaking Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago's economy is primarily industrial-based, with an emphasis on petroleum and petrochemicals. It is the wealthiest independent Caribbean country, boasting a high standard of living and high literacy rates. Although Tobago is often referred to as "the jewel of the Caribbean" and contains a number of resort areas, Trinidad and Tobago as a whole does not rely heavily on tourism as a source of revenue.
Trinidad and Tobago is famous for its pre-Lenten festival known as Carnival and as the birthplace of steelpan, calypso, soca, and limbo.


Port of Spain is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 (2000 census), a metropolitan population of 128,026 (1990 unofficial estimate) and a transient daily population of 250,000. It is located on the Gulf of Paria, on the northwest coast of the island of Trinidad and is part of a larger conurbation stretching from Chaguaramas in the west to Arima in the east with an estimated population of 600,000.

Port of Spain is Trinidad & Tobago's most developed city. The city serves primarily as a retail and administrative center, whilst it has been the capital of the island since 1757. It is also an important financial services center for the Caribbean and is home to two of the largest banks in the region. The Government promoted this in 2008 by launching the International Finance Center at the Port of Spain International Waterfront Centre. At 120 m each, the 2 office towers of the International Finance Centre rank as the 7th and 8th tallest buildings in the Caribbean islands behind structures in the Dominican Republic and Cuba according to skyscrapercity.com. It has the largest container port on the island and is one of several major shipping hubs of the Caribbean, exporting both agricultural products and manufactured goods. Bauxite from the Guianas and iron ore from Venezuela are trans-shipped via facilities at Chaguaramas, about five miles (8 km) west of the city. The pre-lenten Carnival is the city's main annual cultural festival and tourist attraction.

Today, Port of Spain is emerging as a leading city in the Caribbean region. The heads of state and government from 34 countries of the Americas gathered at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad for the Fifth Summit of the Americas on April 17–19, 2009 including US President Barack Obama and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Port of Spain will also host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting on November 27–29, 2009.



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keep em coming!!! Really awesome photos

those are some great shots

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really good shots Don,
Thanks for sharing

really good shots Don,
Thanks for sharing

+1:cheers:

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Excelent job, Don Pacho...great pictures!!

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excelente trabajo felicitaciones :cheers:

dude you got some nice shots

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wow the streets are so empty. must be a Sunday morning

i've been in Tobago in march...I like it very much!!! Beautiful island!!!

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Woot Woot!!! The first photo! Earth-shattering!

Dang you have a nice camera. and probably lens too!

Hi Don Pacho, Your photographs are impressive. Very well done!
Thanks for sharing your photographs.
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I love it. Regards.

wow, T&T looks so well developed and clean in those pictures... I makes me want to visit the island :)

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I am charmed with it so colouring roofs

I am charmed with it so colouring roofs

its so cute.

i love the new developing. is amazing see this development and every day it continues to grow.

Wow, awesome pictures. This is the best compilation I've seen of Trinidad & Tobago. Thanks so much Don Pacho.

Very nice photos and the city is beautiful! I see it's one of those cities you can not see anyone walking down the street.

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Don Pacho, I imagine your vacation on the island were great, looks very nice pictures of the island.

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Why do all Caribbean energy companies agree to not put electric wiring underground when we have hurricane season every year? Doesn't it annoy you trinis?

Because it is too expensive. They don't do it in the US; do you expect to see it in a poor country like T&T?

Because it is too expensive. They don't do it in the US; do you expect to see it in a poor country like T&T?

On the contrary, T&T is wealthy. Its per capita GDP is ~ $21,000 and its per capita income is around $14,500.
It is considered a high income country according to the world bank.

Yes the Trinis have OIL :)

Yes the Trinis have OIL :)

Yes, oil and these days natural gas.

BTW Don Pacho, I love your pictures - great stuff.

Really nice and comprehensive views of Port of Spain.

People are extremely ignorant and those like him should be ignored. I know trini isn't poor. Back to the question if it still interest y'all: Isn't it annoying??? And btw utility companies in the US do put their wiring underground. I guess it depends on the utility company because in PR we don't have underground even though it's most logical.

And like most shortsighted people, underground wiring is actually less expensive over time because every time a freakin hurricane comes by you don't have to replace it!!! It's also more aesthetically pleasing! I'm pretty sure the major urban centers of T&T could have their wiring slammed underground.

Trinidad does not get hurricanes, so they really do not need to put the electric lines underground. Now I personal would like them underground as it looks unsightly, but I'd also like Dallas to do the same thing as everytime we get a bad storm we have hundreds of thousands of people without power and I hate what they do to the trees and way power line looks running everywhere.

^^^^ I know!! Sorry to sidetrack the thread.

It's retarded massacre the trees because you can't incur the costs of putting the power line underground. What about the costs of constantly sending people to fix power lines and leaving customers without power?

Well, I didn't know T&T avoided hurricanes altogether, but on our side of the Caribbean (ugh). Yes, it's also a question of aesthetics. Maybe if all the cables were wrapped around each other, but it's actually wires hanging from everywhere!

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Don Pacho que buenas fotos, un constraste muy bakano.

Trinidad does not get hurricanes, so they really do not need to put the electric lines underground. Now I personal would like them underground as it looks unsightly, but I'd also like Dallas to do the same thing as everytime we get a bad storm we have hundreds of thousands of people without power and I hate what they do to the trees and way power line looks running everywhere.

it look petty without the cable line in the city

Trinidad does not get hurricanes, so they really do not need to put the electric lines underground. Now I personal would like them underground as it looks unsightly, but I'd also like Dallas to do the same thing as everytime we get a bad storm we have hundreds of thousands of people without power and I hate what they do to the trees and way power line looks running everywhere.

It need to be underground because it look petty to see without the wires on the overground of the country.

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tuve la oportunidad de ir a puerto españa y de verdad que es una ciudad hermosisima. si no vean las fotos de don pancho.

lo que me llamo la atencion fue esta foto, fui al cementerio y es feisimo :nuts: parece de una pelicula de terror jejejeejejeje. el unico paisaje feo que vi.

amazing city. a burst of colour.

I like Trinidad's pictures. A very picturesque island and well organized. It has a distinct Caribbean imprint into it.