The city was founded in 1686 by Padre Cipriano Barace. In 1769 the
town moved to its current location, 9 miles away, due to flooding. The
original city was on the Mamor� River, but flooding and disease forced a
move on the location of the city. It is located in the province of
Cercado, one of Beni�s eight provinces.
Sited on the Southern edge of the Amazon basin on the Llanos de Moxos/Mojos, the climate is hot and humid at all times.
One
of the more notable features of the city is the open drains that
surrounds every block of buildings. These are linked together by lidded
ditches and thence to the local river. These are necessary due to the
heavy rainfall that occurs between December and May.
Trinidad,
located in the Bolivian tropics, is hot and humid most of the year. This
region of the country is heavily forested and many large rivers (all
tributaries of the Amazon river) run through Beni. Like most cities in
Bolivia, it is built around a central plaza with a large Catholic
cathedral as its centerpiece. Trinidad was originally a small Jesuit
town but is now a large city with over 100,000 inhabitants. Its
mission-style church was demolished and rebuilt in 1923. Despite these
changes, many of the original religious relics, paintings and statues
are still housed in the cathedral, which faces the main plaza.
Trinidad
is known as the city of motorcycles, that being the preferred mode of
transportation. Throughout the day and evening the roar of motorcycles
is everywhere. At night cycling around the central plaza is a pastime.
The plaza (Plaza Mariscal Jos� Ballivi�n) is where townsfolk congregate
at night and on weekends. Numerous stores and restaurants, Internet
caf�s, banks and local government buildings surround it.
Trinidad
is surrounded by rivers, lakes and lagoons. There are many river tours
and restaurants and resorts around the city�s
