Cumuto is a town and district in Trinidad. Cumuto is east of Sangre Grande and south of Arima. Between 1940 and 1956 much of Cumuto was part of the American army base known either as Fort Read or Wallerfield; the area was leased to the United States as part of the Destroyers for Bases Agreement. The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is a nation located in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the coast of Venezuela. ... The Royal Borough of Arima (population 35,000) is the fourth largest town in Trinidad and Tobago. ... 1956 is a leap year starting on Sunday. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... The Destroyers for Bases Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom, September 2, 1940, transferred 50 obsolete destroyers from the United States Navy in exchange for land rights on British possessions. ...

Cumuto is the site of the Aripo Savannas Scientific Reserve, an area which contains on of the last remaining areas of natural savanna in Trinidad and Tobago. The African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO) is an intergovernmental international organization established to enable cooperation between African states in patent and other industrial property matters. ... Savanna is a grassland dotted with trees, and occurs in several types of biomes. ...