Grande Riviere is a village on the north coast of Trinidad located
between Toco and Matelot. The area was originally settled by immigrants from Venezuela
and Tobago who cultivated cacao and subsistence crops. After falling cocoa
prices in the 1920s and expanding pest problems caused the collapse of the
cocoa industry, Grande Riviere went into a decline which continued until the
development of ecotourism. Between 1931 and 2000 the population of Grande
Riviere fell from 718 to 334.
Grande Riviere is one of the more remote settlement in Trinidad and Tobago.
It is 60 kilometres from Sangre Grande and
