Monos
Encyclopedia
Monos is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
. It is one of the "Bocas Islands", which lie in the Bocas del Dragón
(Dragons' Mouth) between Trinidad
and Venezuela
. It is so named as the island was once home to noisy Red Howler Monkeys (Monos being the Spanish term for Monkeys).
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
. It is one of the "Bocas Islands", which lie in the Bocas del Dragón
Bocas del Dragón
The Bocas del Dragón is the name of the series of straits separating the Gulf of Paria from the Caribbean Sea. There are four Bocas, from west to east they are:...
(Dragons' Mouth) between Trinidad
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...
and Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. It is so named as the island was once home to noisy Red Howler Monkeys (Monos being the Spanish term for Monkeys).