El Tucuche
El Tucuche is the second highest peak in Trinidad's Northern Range and is noted for its interesting pyramidal shape. It is fabled in Amerindian lore as a sacred mountain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 936 metres
- Description: mountain in Trinidad and Tobago
- Also known as: “Mount Tucuche” and “Tucuche”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maracas Bay and Saint Joseph.
Maracas Bay
Photo: Grueslayer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maracas Bay is in northern Trinidad. It’s a beautiful, popular getaway to the north of Port of Spain with beaches and mountain views. Maracas Bay has, by Trinidadian standards, calm water for swimming, and the beach is known for its local bake and shark establishments.
Saint Joseph
Suburb
Saint Joseph was founded in 1592 by Antonio de Berrio and is the oldest town in Trinidad and Tobago. Originally named San José de Oruña, it was the capital of Spanish Trinidad between 1592 and 1783. Saint Joseph is situated 9 km south of El Tucuche.
Santa Margarita
Village
Santa Margarita in St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, is a residential community that consists of single family homes and gated communities consisting of townhouses and condominiums. Santa Margarita is situated 9 km south of El Tucuche.
El Tucuche
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Trinidad and Tobago, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
10.73946° or 10° 44′ 22″ northLongitude
-61.41039° or 61° 24′ 37″ westElevation
936 metres (3,071 feet)Open location code
772WPHQQ+QROpenStreetMap ID
node 13239973007OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“El Tucuche” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “El Tucuche”
- Croatian: “El Tucuche”
- Dutch: “El Tucuche”
- Estonian: “El Tucuche”
- French: “El Tucuche”
- German: “El Tucuche”
- Ladin: “El Tucuche”
- Persian: “ال توچو”
- Polish: “El Tucuche”
- Spanish: “El Tucuche”
- Ukrainian: “Ель-Тукуче”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as El Luengo Village and Maracas.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cerro de las Cuevas y Maracas and Naranja.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “El Tucuche”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.