@nessa_world_perspective: Think you know Trinidad & Tobago? 🇹🇹 Think again. Here are 10 things even some Trinis don’t know: 1. Tobago is home to the oldest legally protected rainforest in the Western Hemisphere, protected since 1776 🌳 2. Trinidad has the largest natural asphalt lake on Earth, Pitch Lake. 3. Scientists found an entire ecosystem of microorganisms living inside Pitch Lake 🧪 4. The oldest known human settlement in the Caribbean was discovered in Trinidad at Banwari Trace. 5. Trinidad sits on the South American continental shelf, not an oceanic island. 6. Little Tobago is home to one of the largest brain corals in the world 🪸 7. Fossils and ancient artifacts have been pulled from Pitch Lake. 8. Tobago has over 200 species of birds despite being only 116 square miles 🐦 9. Leatherback turtles return to Trinidad every year to nest on its beaches 🐢 10. Trinidad & Tobago is one of the few places on Earth where you can experience rainforests, coral reefs, mud volcanoes, and a pitch lake all in one country. Which one shocked you the most? 👀🇹🇹 #trinidadandtobago #Trinidad #Tobago #CaribbeanTravel #DidYouKnow

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Wednesday 24 June 2026 23:08:11 GMT