Couva Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Couva
The first British map of Trinidad, made in 1797 after the island was surrendered by Spain, suggested the existence of a river in the area now known as Couva called "Rio de Cuba". Over time, perhaps due to the Spanish "B" having a sound similar to that of the letter "V" in English, the river became known as "Rio de Couva" which was eventually translated as "Couva River". British settlement of what is now referred to as Couva began a little to the north of the mouth of this river. For many years, the village was little more than a clearing in a sugarcane field. The population was mainly indentured workers of Indian origin with a smaller number of formerAfrican slavesand numbered no more than a few hundred. This all changed with the arrival of the railway to Couva in 1880. By 1921, it had gr
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