Chacachacare (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Chacachacare is an abandoned island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago located at 10 41' north latitude and 61 45' west longitude. The island is 3.642 km (900 square acres) in area. It is one of the "Bocas Islands," which lie in the Bocas del Drag n (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 1942 when it was ceded to Venezuela. The island was spotted by Christopher Columbus on his third New World voyage on 12th August 1498, and his little fleet spent the night anchored in Monkey Harbour. He named the island 'Port of Cats' because many wildcats lived on the island. The island later became a nuns quarters and a leper colony.