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The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is a country located at the southern tip of the Caribbean. It borders the countries of Grenada and Venezuela. It was the first Caribbean country to host the Summit of the Americas. It shares maritime boundaries with other nations including Barbados to the northeast, Guyana to the southeast, and Venezuela to the south and west. A treaty between the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the Republic of Venezuela on the delimitation of marine and submarine areas, 18 April 1990. The country covers an area of 5,128 square kilometres (1,980 sq mi) and consists of two eponymous 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 entire population which is estimated at 1.3 million (2005). Unlike most of the English-speaking Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago's economy is primarily industrial with an emphasis on petroleum and petrochemicals. Trinidad and Tobago is well known for its African and Indian cultures, reflected in its large and famous Carnival, Diwali, and Hosay celebrations, as well being the birthplace of steelpan, the limbo, and music styles such as calypso, soca, rapso, parang, chutney, and chutney soca. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Selected article -
Couva is a town in west-central
Trinidad, south of
Port of Spain and
Chaguanas and north of
San Fernando and
Point Fortin. It is the capital and main urban centre of
Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo, and the Greater Couva area includes the
Point Lisas industrial estate and the port of Point Lisas. It is one of the fastest-growing towns in the country. Couva's southern boundary is at the village of
California and Point Lisas, and to the north Couva stretches to McBean (both on the Trinidad Southern Main Road). To the east of Couva is Preysal. To the west of Couva is the road to Waterloo and Carli Bay, which are located on the
Gulf of Paria. Couva was part of the
Caroni County. Couva is considered a major power base for the
United National Congress, whose headquarters was previously located here. (
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The House of Angostura (English:
/æŋɡəˈstjʊərə/), also known as Angostura Limited, is a
Trinidad and Tobago company famous for the production of
Angostura bitters, invented by the company's founder. The company is also a distiller and is the major producer of rum in Trinidad and Tobago. The company also has been used as a vehicle for international expansion by its parent company,
CL Financial. As a result of these acquisitions, the company owns distillers in the
United States,
Canada,
The Bahamas and
Suriname. The company was founded around 1830 in the
Venezuelan town of Angostura (now
Ciudad Bolívar) by a German doctor, Johann Gottlieb Benjamin Siegert, Surgeon-General in
Simon Bolivar's army in Venezuela. Around 1820, he had tried to find a medicine to improve
appetite and
digestive well-being of the soldiers. From the beginning Dr. Siegert was determined to wrest a cure from nature itself, and after four years of trial and error, researching and analysing the qualities of tropical herbs and plants, he finally arrived at a unique blend of herbs in 1824, which he called "Amargo Aromatico" or aromatic bitters. [...] Dr. Siegert hoped to use the bitters to bring relief to his patients, his small circle of family and friends, but these events were to prove otherwise. From these humble beginnings an international industry was soon to rise.
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The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is a country located at the southern tip of the Caribbean. It borders the countries of Grenada and Venezuela. It was the first Caribbean country to host the Summit of the Americas. It shares maritime boundaries with other nations including Barbados to the northeast, Guyana to the southeast, and Venezuela to the south and west. A treaty between the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the Republic of Venezuela on the delimitation of marine and submarine areas, 18 April 1990. The country covers an area of 5,128 square kilometres (1,980 sq mi) and consists of two eponymous 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 entire population which is estimated at 1.3 million (2005). Unlike most of the English-speaking Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago's economy is primarily industrial with an emphasis on petroleum and petrochemicals. Trinidad and Tobago is well known for its African and Indian cultures, reflected in its large and famous Carnival, Diwali, and Hosay celebrations, as well being the birthplace of steelpan, the limbo, and music styles such as calypso, soca, rapso, parang, chutney, and chutney soca. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Selected article -
Couva is a town in west-central
Trinidad, south of
Port of Spain and
Chaguanas and north of
San Fernando and
Point Fortin. It is the capital and main urban centre of
Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo, and the Greater Couva area includes the
Point Lisas industrial estate and the port of Point Lisas. It is one of the fastest-growing towns in the country. Couva's southern boundary is at the village of
California and Point Lisas, and to the north Couva stretches to McBean (both on the Trinidad Southern Main Road). To the east of Couva is Preysal. To the west of Couva is the road to Waterloo and Carli Bay, which are located on the
Gulf of Paria. Couva was part of the
Caroni County. Couva is considered a major power base for the
United National Congress, whose headquarters was previously located here. (
Full article...)
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General imagesThe following are images from various Trinidad and Tobago-related articles on Wikipedia. Selected pictureView of Charlotteville village in
Tobago from Fort Campbelton
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Selected cuisine
The House of Angostura (English:
/æŋɡəˈstjʊərə/), also known as Angostura Limited, is a
Trinidad and Tobago company famous for the production of
Angostura bitters, invented by the company's founder. The company is also a distiller and is the major producer of rum in Trinidad and Tobago. The company also has been used as a vehicle for international expansion by its parent company,
CL Financial. As a result of these acquisitions, the company owns distillers in the
United States,
Canada,
The Bahamas and
Suriname. The company was founded around 1830 in the
Venezuelan town of Angostura (now
Ciudad Bolívar) by a German doctor, Johann Gottlieb Benjamin Siegert, Surgeon-General in
Simon Bolivar's army in Venezuela. Around 1820, he had tried to find a medicine to improve
appetite and
digestive well-being of the soldiers. From the beginning Dr. Siegert was determined to wrest a cure from nature itself, and after four years of trial and error, researching and analysing the qualities of tropical herbs and plants, he finally arrived at a unique blend of herbs in 1824, which he called "Amargo Aromatico" or aromatic bitters. [...] Dr. Siegert hoped to use the bitters to bring relief to his patients, his small circle of family and friends, but these events were to prove otherwise. From these humble beginnings an international industry was soon to rise.
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