Trinidad and Tobago - Port of Spain

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Sent by Shane from Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Port of Spain, also written as 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.

The city serves primarily as a retail and administrative centre and it has been the capital of the island since 1757. It is also an important financial services centre for the Caribbean and is home to two of the largest banks in the region. (read further)

Trinidad & Tobago - Archbishop's House Queen's Park Savannah Port of Spain

Archbishop's House, Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain.

Sent by Clarke from Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago.

Trinidad & Tobago - Maracas Bay (2)

Panoramic view of Maracas Bay on Trinidad's north coast.

Sent by Mark from Trinidad & Tobago. This is the second postcard of Maracas Bay received.

Trinidad & Tobago - Stollmeyer's Castle

Stollmeyer's Castle, one of the Colonial Style Buildings around the Savannah, Port of Spain. This is the most outstanding of the Magnificent Seven.

Sent by Mark from Trinidad & Tobago.

Trinidad & Tobago - Maracas Bay (1)

Maracas Bay, North Coast, Trinidad, West Indies.

Sent by Eshara, a facebook friend from Trinidad & Tobago.

This is from Wikipedia : Maracas Beach is a beach on the island of Trinidad. It is located on the north side of the island, an hour's mountainous drive from the capital city of Port of Spain. Unlike many of the northern beaches of Trinidad, Maracas Beach is protected by a deep bay. It is one of the most well known beaches in the island of Trinidad as its considered by some to be the most beautiful beach of its size located closest to the capital city.

One of the most famous aspects of Maracas Beach are the dozen Bake and Shark huts. Bake and Shark is a Trinidadian native dish that consists of deep-fried shark stuffed in a pocket of deep-fried batter, called "Bake". It's actually kneaded flour usually made for roti that is fried in certain shapes to make the bread.

The Famous Bake and Shark Sandwich at Maracas BeachThe mountainous drive to Maracas beach provides breath-taking scenery, building up the anticipation to the beautiful beach itself. On the way near the top of the mountain, offers a very popular "look out" point, offering an illustrious view overlooking the beach. In addition, at this "look out point" is a famous "candy" and "preservatives" shop that sells many local Trinidadian preservatives(sour prunes, red mango,salt prunes etc), and world popular candies (gummy bears, sour keys etc).

Trinidad & Tobago - President's House

President's House, former Governor General Residence - Queen's Park, Trinidad.

The first postcard received from Trinidad & Tobago. Sent by a Victor who lives in Arima.