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Trinidad and Tobago: The Basics  Trinidad and Tobago is located at the southern end of the Caribbean island chain. Trinidad is about 7 miles off the coast of Venezuela in South America; you can see the mountains of Venezuela from Port of Spain on a clear day. Our time zone is GMT -4. The Capital city, Port of Spain, is about a 4.5 hour direct flight from New York City, U.S.A., and about 7.5 hours from London, U.K. |
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 About Tobago Tobago is smaller than trinidad, only about 30 x 10 miles or 116 square miles (300 square km), with a ridge of forested mountains down its spine, surrounded by cliffs and beaches and fringing reefs. Tobagonians are a people who quickly remind you of the way it’s supposed to be - being nice to each other, raising children to respect their elders, going to church on Sundays, and they put nature before hotel tower blocks |
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In the Trinidad, the population is very mixed, descended mainly from Africa and India (each about 40% of the total population), but also from Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East, even China, and a few from the original Amerindian settlers. There are some wonderful ethnic mixtures, with over 20% of the population claiming mixed ancestry. The two largest religious groups are Roman Catholics (about 25%) and Hindus (about 22%).