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“...138 POCKET GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES
highest peaks in Trinidad. The fall is far finer than the
Blue Basin, but the expedition to it requires a full day.
The Maracas Fall is, of course, seen at its best in the
rainy season, but at any time of the year it is noteworthy.
The water falls over a perpendicular wall of solid rock
340 feet high, splitting itself in the air, and thus produc-
ing a constant shower. The rock is covered with mosses
and ferns and tropical plants of every description.
El Tucuche is four miles beyond the fall and can be
reached by a bridle road from the picturesque Caura
Valley. There is a small shanty on the summit (3,075 ft.)
where, if he wishes, the visitor can spend the night in
the climate of an English spring.
Beyond St. Joseph, the Eastern Main Road runs
almost parallel with the railway, through Tunapuna,
Tacarigua, and Arouca to Arima (16 miles from Port of
Spain), a small town of 4,200 inhabitants, but possessing
its Mayor and Council. It is an important centre...”
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