Galera Point

Trinidad and Tobago / Sangre Grande /
Galera Point is the island's extreme eastern tip. Adjacent to the lighthouse is a windblown, rocky bluff, known as Fishing Rock, an atmospheric place where the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic collide in a distinct swirl of aquamarine meeting shimmering slate froth. Standing on the rock you feel as if you are on the edge of the world, which is how a group of rebellious Amerindians must have felt in 1699 when they leapt to their deaths here rather than be killed by their Spanish slave-masters.
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Coordinates:   10°50'0"N   60°54'32"W
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