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Chacachacare


 

Chacachacare is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is one of the "Bocas Islands", which lie in the Bocas del Dragón (Dragons' Mouth) between Trinidad and Venezuela. Chacachacare in the westernmost of the Bocas Islands which belong to Trinidad and Tobago (Patos Island, which lies further west, was part of Trinidad and Tobago until 1940 when it was ceded to Venezuela).

Related Topics:
Trinidad and Tobago - Bocas del Dragón - Trinidad - Venezuela - 1940

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At various times in its history Chacachacare has served as a cotton plantation, a whaling station, a base for Venezuelan revolutionaries and a leper colony.

Related Topics:
Cotton - Whaling - Leper colony

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