Castara (Trinidad and Tobago)

Castara
	Castara
	Castara
Coordinates	11 ° 17 ′ N , 60 ° 42 ′ W Coordinates: 11 ° 17 ′ N , 60 ° 42 ′ W
Basic data
Country	Trinidad and Tobago
Ward	Tobago
ISO 3166-2	TT-TOB
Residents	580 (2011)
	Castara, Tobago, View from the West (2008)

Castara Beach, View from the East (2005)

Castara is a small town in the north of the island of Tobago in the Trinidadian region of Western Tobago . At the 2011 census, the place had 580 inhabitants.

history

The name Castara comes from the Arawak of the Tobago originally inhabited Caribs and means "falling water", which refers to a nearby waterfall. The colonizing English first named the area Charles Bay; however, a sugar cane plantation founded around 1870 on the site of today's location was called Castara. In 1838 the plantation grew into a place due to the settlement of freed slaves as part of the abolition of slavery.

Arthur NR Robinson , former President and Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, grew up in Castara.

geography

Castara is located on Castara Bay on the Caribbean Sea . The Northside Road connects the place with the southwestern island capital Scarborough and with the east, also on the coast, Parlatuvier and L'Anse Fourmi. Buses run regularly on this route. The Castara River divides town and beach, the latter into the two beaches Big Bay and Little Bay with a total length of 2.4 km.

economy

Most of the inhabitants live from fishing and tourism. In the absence of larger resorts , the place specializes in ecotourism . The settlement is concentrated on a narrow strip along the coastal road and the road leading east up a hill to Parlatuvier. There are several guest houses, restaurants and shops in the village. In August there is a big beach party with music and food from the grill, the "Castara Fisherman Fete".

Individual evidence

↑ TobagoCastaraLive.com: History of Castara Tobago. Archived from the original on December 8, 2013 ; accessed on March 15, 2017 .
↑ Private weblog: A Brief History of Charlotteville, Tobago. Retrieved March 15, 2017 .
↑ VisitTobago.gov.tt: Castara Bay. Retrieved March 15, 2017 .
↑ LoopTT.com: Castara leads the way in Community Tourism. Retrieved July 3, 2019 .

[1] TobagoCastaraLive.com: History of Castara Tobago. Archived from the original on December 8, 2013 ; accessed on March 15, 2017 .

[2] Private weblog: A Brief History of Charlotteville, Tobago. Retrieved March 15, 2017 .

[3] VisitTobago.gov.tt: Castara Bay. Retrieved March 15, 2017 .

[4] LoopTT.com: Castara leads the way in Community Tourism. Retrieved July 3, 2019 .