Karibbean Thiscoveries - Piparo & Cascadoux Mud Volcano

Piparo & Cascadoux Mud Volcano

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"The Piparo mud volcano (known by some as Morne Roche) is located in South Trinidad, just east of Marabella. It reaches an elevation of 365 feet (150 feet in relation to the surrounding land) and covers some 425 acres. This mud volcanoes usually sits dormant, but occasionally spews mud hundreds of feet into the air. The largest recorded eruption occurred in February 1997.

The Cascadoux Trace, Manzanilla, mud volcano is extremely accessible and can easily be combined with a visit to Mayaro Beach or Manzanilla Beach plus bird watching in the Kernahan area. The volcano is of the classic conical shape with the mud vent at the top of the cone.The Cascadoux Trace volcano has been linked to the mud volcano off the coast at Point Radix as it lies along the same fault line."

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