Grande Riviere | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Grande Riviere River | |
| Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Region | Sangre Grande |
| County | St. David |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 334 |
Grande Riviere is a village on the north coast of Trinidad located between Toco and Matelot.[1] The area was originally settled by immigrants from Venezuela and Tobago who cultivated cacao and subsistence crops. After falling cocoa prices in the 1920s and expanding pest problems caused the collapse of the cocoa industry,[2] Grande Riviere went into a decline which continued until the development of ecotourism.[1] Between 1931 and 2000 the population of Grande Riviere fell from 718 to 334.[1]
Grande Riviere is one of the more remote settlement in Trinidad and Tobago. It is 60 kilometres from Sangre Grande and 100 km from the capital Port of Spain.[1] It is accessible via a single paved road which runs from Toco to its east and is separated from the rest of the island by the hills of the Northern Range.
- ^ a b c d Harrison, David (2007). "Cocoa, Conservation and Tourism. Grande Riviere, Trinidad". Annals of Tourism Research. 34 (4): 919–942. doi:10.1016/j.annals.2007.04.004.
- ^ Bekele, Frances L. "The History of Cocoa Production in Trinidad and Tobago" (PDF). University of the West Indies. Retrieved 2013-04-05.