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Hiking Tours
The Northern Range of Trinidad is a series of strongly upfolded metamorphic formations of
Upper Jurassic to Cretaceous age (approximately 130 million years ago). This includes Trinidad's
highest mountain El Cerro del Aripo, 3085 feet, and Trinidad's oldest rock formations. It is the
eastern most expression of the Andean mountain chain. This mountainous range is covered with various
types of forests, starting with Littoral Woodlands along the coastlines, Evergreen Seasonal Tropical
Forests in the lower elevations, Lower Montane Rainforest in elevations from 500 to 2,500 feet,
Upper Montane Rainforest in elevations above 2,500 feet, and Elfin Woodlands covering the highest
mountains' peaks. The Northern slopes meet the Caribbean Sea, and the southern slopes end in the
Caroni plains.
Throw into this saline and fresh water wetlands, savannas, caves, deciduous
forests, and waterfalls, as rivers carve into rugged mountains. We are talking
about a hiker's dream destination. Here is a sampling of some of the hiking
tours Paria Springs offers. Let us know which ones appeal to you and we
will suggest others that may suit your desires.
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