Chacachacare is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is one of the "Bocas Islands", which lie in the Boca del Dragón (Dragon's 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). Trinidad (Spanish, Trinity) most commonly refers to the larger island of the nation Trinidad and Tobago, the subject of this article. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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. Cotton is a soft fiber that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant, a shrub native to the tropical and subtropical regions of both the Old World and the New World. ... The crew of the oceanographic research vessel Princesse Alice, of Albert Grimaldi (later Prince Albert I of Monaco) pose while flensing a catch Whaling is the hunting and killing of whales. ... A leper colony is a place to quarantine people with leprosy from the rest of the population. ...
They probably don't know it - but a short walk away, just beyond the lush foliage, lies one of the saddest and most desolate places in the Caribbean - an abandoned settlement where victims of Hansen's Disease (leprosy) were once isolated, a colony now slowly being reclaimed by the jungle.
Named Chacachacare by Amerindians who lived there, the island was awarded to an Irish immigrant named Geraldine Carige by the King of Spain in 1771.
At the turn of the 20th century, the island was a playground and resort for the well-heeled.
Chacachacare is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago located at 10° 41' north latitude and 61° 45' west longitude.
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).
At various times in its history Chacachacare has served as a cotton plantation, a whaling station and a leper colony.
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