Mangroves are trees and shrubs that grow in saline water coastal habitats in the tropics and subtropics. The word is used in at least three senses: most broadly to refer to the habitat and entire plant assemblage or mangal, for which the terms mangrove swamp and mangrove forest are also used, to refer to all trees and... wetland
Wetland
File:Mangrove trees in Everglades.JPGA wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with moisture either permanently or seasonally. Such areas may also be covered partially or completely by shallow pools of water.... in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an island country in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American country of Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles.... . It is located on the west coast of Trinidad
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and islands of Trinidad and Tobago which make up the country of Trinidad and Tobago.... , south of Port of Spain
Port of Spain
Port of Spain is the Capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third largest municipality, after San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago and Chaguanas.... and northwest of Chaguanas
Chaguanas
The Borough of Chaguanas is the largest municipality and fastest-growing town in Trinidad and Tobago. Located in Central Trinidad about 18 km south of Port of Spain, Chaguanas began life as a convict depot.... , where the Caroni River meets the Gulf of Paria
Gulf of Paria
The Gulf of Paria is a 7800 km2 shallow inland sea between the island of Trinidad and the east coast of Venezuela. This sheltered body of water is considered to be one of the best natural harbours on the Atlantic coast of the Americas.... .
Tourism is travel for recreational or leisure purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from... attraction and provides important habitat for the Scarlet Ibis
Scarlet Ibis
The Scarlet Ibis is a species of ibis that inhabits tropical South America and also Trinidad and Tobago. It is the national bird of Trinidad and is featured on the Trinidad and Tobago coat of arms along with Tobago's national bird, the Rufous-vented Chachalaca.... (Eudocimus ruber), one of the national birds of Trinidad and Tobago.
