Barataria, Trinidad and Tobago

Barataria
Barataria
Neighbourhood
	Barataria Barataria, Trinidad and Tobago
	Coordinates: 10°39′N 61°28′W / 10.650°N 61.467°W
Region	San Juan–Laventille
Country	Trinidad and Tobago
Town	San Juan
Population (2011)	18.299
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

Barataria is a neighbourhood in Trinidad and Tobago located in San Juan. It is east of Port of Spain and Laventille and west of the San Juan town centre. It is part of the East–West Corridor.

Cityscape

Barataria falls under the San Juan–Laventille Regional Corporation. It is a relatively quiet residential area, home to retired and "middle classes" with streets running north–south and east–west with corresponding names, e.g. "Fifth Street". There is the usual suburban mix of churches, shops, bars and auto repair shops. It is not far from the main highways into Port of Spain direct or via the scenic Lady Young Road, and the East–West Corridor. Busy shopping areas are within walking distance. The busy bus route (maxi-taxis abound) running parallel with the eastbound highway runs next to fifth street in Barataria and the Eastern Main Road runs between second and third streets. The bus route was originally built to provide access to and from Piarco International Airport in case of a national emergency.

Notable people

Fitzroy Hoyte, cyclist
Angela Hunte, singer
Heather Headley, Grammy Award and Tony Award winning singer
Aditi Soondarsingh, chess player^[2]

Gallery

Maritime Headquarters in Barataria
Barataria RC church

References

^ Census 2011
^ Nasser, Khan (20 October 2012). "Aditi Soondarsingh CHAMPION CHESS PLAYER". Trinidad & Tobago Guardian. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

External links

Media related to Barataria, Trinidad and Tobago at Wikimedia Commons

[1] Census 2011

[TT_Guardian_Aditi_Soondarsingh-2] Nasser, Khan (20 October 2012). "Aditi Soondarsingh CHAMPION CHESS PLAYER". Trinidad & Tobago Guardian. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

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