Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine January 2019 | Page 636
EVENTS
TRINIDAD
JANUARY
Carnival Season Begins
POPULATION
SIZE
1.341 million (2013) 5,131 sq. kilometers
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE CAPITAL CITY
English
CURRENCY
Trinidad & Tobago Dollar
(1 US dollar equals 6.65 Trinidad & Tobago Dollars)
Port of Spain
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
270 C / 80.60 F
JANUARY 25 - 27
Trinidad & Tobago
International Marathon
ttmarathon.com
MARCH 4 - 5
Carnival Monday & Tuesday
Majestic parade of carnival bands, steel
band music, calypso, soca and last lap
jump up to end the carnival season.
MARCH 30
National Pigeon Peas Festival
In the village of Diego Martin, a festival
with the pigeon pea as the central
character takes place every year. A
variety of dishes are prepared with
pigeon peas, there is music, traditional
dances and presentations throughout
the event.
Photo Credit: Trinidad & Tobago Tourism Development Company