Discovered by christopher columbus in 1498, trinidad was settled by spanish in 1577 and tobago was settled by the english in 1616. The two islands were joined politically as a british. Trinidad and tobago is an archipelagic republic consisting of 23 islands in the southern caribbean between the caribbean sea and the north atlantic ocean, northeast of venezuela. Trinidad and tobago, officially the republic of trinidad and tobago, is the southernmost island country in the caribbean, comprising the main islands of trinida Trinidad[b] is the larger, more populous island of the republic of trinidad and tobago, the country.
The island lies 11 km (6. 8 mi) off the northeastern coast of venezuela and sits on the. The official tourism website for trinidad. Discover, things to do, tours, culture, attractions, places to stay and more.
