Trinidad and Tobago

The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state[1] in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American nation of Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. It also shares maritime boundaries with Barbados to the northeast and Guyana to the southeast. The country covers an area of 5,128 square kilometres (1,979 sq mi) and consists of two main islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and 21 smaller islands. 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.

Originally settled by Amerindians of South American origin at least 7,000 years ago,[2] Trinidad and Tobago was occupied by Arawakan- and Cariban-speaking peoples at the time of European contact in 1498. A history of slavery and indentureship has left the country with a mixture of African, Indian, mixed-race, European, Middle Eastern and Chinese people. All these groups have left an imprint on the national culture. Trinidad and Tobago became an independent nation (from the United Kingdom) in 1962 and a republic in 1976. Officially Trinidadians or Tobagonians, the people from Trinidad and Tobago are often informally referred to as Trinbagonians or Trinis. Unlike most of the English-speaking Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago is a primarily industrialised country whose economy is based on petroleum and petrochemicals. Trinidad and Tobago is famous for its pre-Lenten Carnival and as the birthplace of steelpan, calypso and limbo.

The capital city Port of Spain, is currently a leading candidate (along with Miami) to serve as the headquarters of the Permanent Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA-ALCA).

Ski resorts

Beach resorts

Grafton Beach Resort, Canoe Bay Resort, Castara Beach, Englishman's Bay, King's Bay, Man 'O War Bay, Mount Irvine, Pigeon Point, Speyside Beach, Store Bay, Turtle Beach, Bombshell Bay, Chacachacare, Chagacabana, Chagville Beach, Macqueripe, Scotland Bay, Williams Bay, Blanchisseuse, Las Cuevas, Maracas Bay, Paria Beach and Waterfall, Tyrico, Balandra, Grande Riviиre, Manzanilla, Matura, Mayaro, Saline Bay, Salybia Bay, Sans Souci Bay, Cedros, Granville, Quinam Beach, Vessigny

Spa resorts

Le Grand Courlan Spa Resort, Kariwak Village Hotel, Coco Reef Resort & Spa, Hilton Tobago Golf and Spa Resort, Salybia Nature Resort & Spa

Golf regions

Brechin Castle Golf Course, Chaguramas Golf Course, Leewards Golf Club, Mt. Irvine Golf Club, Pointe-a-Pierre Golf Course, St. Andrew's (Moka) Golf Course, Tobago Plantations Golf & Country Club, Usine, St. Madeline Golf Course