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Chacachacare is an island in the Republic of Trinidad And Tobago located at 10° 41' north Latitude and 61° 45' west Longitude . It is one of the "Bocas Islands", which lie in the '' Bocas Del Dragón '' (''Dragons' Mouth'') between Trinidad and Venezuela . Chacachacare in the westernmost of the Bocas Islands which belong to Trinidad and Tobago (Patos Island, which lies further west, was part of Trinidad and Tobago until 1940 when it was ceded to Venezuela). Originally named ''El Caracol'' (the Snail ) by Christopher Columbus because of its shape. At various times in its history Chacachacare has served as a Cotton plantation, a Whaling station and a Leper Colony . Venezuelan revolutionary Santiago Mariño used Chacachacare as a base for his 1813 invasion of Venezuela. , Chacachacare]] on Chacachacare showing the dry-season deciduous nature of the vegetation]] SEE ALSO REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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