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Avocat Waterfall

Sun, 2012-02-26 22:05 | by admin
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Blanchisseuse remains the most picturesque village on Trinidad’s North Coast .It’s a village that has produced such great leaders as Sir Solomon Hochoy the country’s first Governor General in 1962 .It seems unimaginable that less than a century ago Blanchisseuse was cut off from the rest of Trinidad and not until 1931 the twenty –four mile road from Arima to Blanchisseuse was completed and in the 1970’s the extension of The North Coast Road from Maracas Bay to Blanchisseuse enabled further access into the village. Some historical places in Blanchisseuse are the Police Station ,The Roman Catholic Church andThe Spring Bridge built in 1955.The English surveyor Frederick Mallet while visiting this settlement saw women washing their clothes in the river and named the place Blanchisseuse which in french means washer woman. 

    There is a mysterious romantic force that surrounds Blanchisseuse ,is it the high wall of mountains , the lush green forest ,the tumbling waves , the Caribbean Sea breeze or could it be the magnificence of the Marianne River flowing gently under the Spring  Bridge ?.What a divine source of creation as nature trails take you upstream to enchanted  pools, gorges and  waterfalls that will delight your pleasure.  Island Hikers will take you on a historical tour of Blanchisseuse ,a one hour hike to  Avocat Waterfall and a downstream river adventure to Three Pools. For private hikes and to see videos of Avocat waterfall click on youtube links.