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Nes­tled in the north­east­ern coast of Trinidad, pil­lowed by ver­dant veg­e­ta­tion on land and blan­ket­ed by the surf of the Caribbean Sea, is the coastal com­mu­ni­ty of Matelot.

On land, it’s ac­ces­si­ble by a sin­gle, wind­ing road flanked by for­est on one side and coast­line vis­tas on the oth­er.

Matelot, the French word for sailor, like most com­mu­ni­ties along the coast, can al­so be ac­cessed by boat from the sea. Long ago, goods came to the com­mu­ni­ty from “steam­ers” and land­ed by the riv­er mouth, Shark Riv­er.