Culture of Trinidad and Tobago
The culture of Trinidad and Tobago reflects the influence of Indian-South Asian, African, Indigenous, European, Chinese, North American, Latino, and Arab cultures. The histories of Trinidad and Tobago are different. There are differences in the cultural influences which have shaped each island. Trinidad and Tobago is an English-speaking country with strong links to the United Kingdom.
Members of a Costume band parade in Port of Spain during Carnival
Nativity scene in Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago.
Divali Nagar in Chaguanas, Caroni County, Trinidad and Tobago.
Diyas lighting on Divali night in Trinidad and Tobago.
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies 11 km (6.8 mi) off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmost island in the West Indies. With an area of 4,768 km2 (1,841 sq mi), it is also the fifth largest in the West Indies.
Moruga – Christopher Columbus monument. Columbus landed here on his third voyage in 1498. This is on the southern coast of the island of Trinidad, West Indies
Regional Geology of Trinidad and Venezuela