Chacachacare
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![Abandoned Nun's Quarters, Chacachacare](/Images/godic/202501/03/Chacachacare1322.JPG")
![Tropical dry forest, Chacachacare](/Images/godic/202501/03/Chacachacare_dry_forest_21322.jpg")
Chacachacare is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, located at 10° 41' north latitude and 61° 45' west longitude. The island is 3.642 km² (900 acres) in area. It is one of the Bocas Islands, which lie in the Bocas del Dragón (Dragons' Mouth) between Trinidad and Venezuela. Chacachacare is the westernmost of the Bocas Islands which belong to Trinidad and Tobago. Patos Island, which lies further west, was part of Trinidad and Tobago until 1942, when it was ceded to Venezuela.