La Brea and Pitch Lake require planning before you set out
La Brea’s asphalt lake rewards a brief, accompanied visit, but the security context and variable services mean every detail should be confirmed.
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La Brea, on Trinidad’s southwestern peninsula, is the stated access point for Pitch Lake, beside Southern Main Road. The area is associated with asphalt extraction and trade.
The place
What makes it special
- Access point for Pitch Lake beside Southern Main Road.
- Asphalt from the area has been extracted and marketed for paving and other uses.
- Local narratives include oral history associated with Indigenous peoples and the name Tierra de Brea.
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Sources and references
This profile summarises our destination guides. Their research sources and the geographical reference are listed below.
- visittrinidad.tt
- visittrinidad.tt
- tradeind.gov.tt
- visittrinidad.com
- whc.unesco.org
- ptsc.co.tt
- visittrinidad.com
- ajsonline.org
- Trinidad y Tobago · Wikidata
- Trinidad and Tobago · World Countries — mledoze
- Trinidad and Tobago · World Bank Open Data
- Trinidad and Tobago · DBpedia
- Trinidad and Tobago/Trinidad y Tobago · Crossref
- Table 5.25. Trinidad and Tobago / Trinidad y Tobago · Crossref
- Table 5.24. Trinidad and Tobago / Trinidad y Tobago · Crossref
- Table 5.25. Trinidad and Tobago / Trinidad y Tobago · Crossref
- Table 5.23. Trinidad and Tobago / Trinidad y Tobago · Crossref
- Table 5.23 / Trinidad and Tobago / Trinidad y Tobago · Crossref
- Table 5.22 / Cuadro 5.22. Trinidad and Tobago / Trinidad y Tobago · Crossref
- Notes on Trinidad and Tobago · Crossref
- Place identification and coordinates
Profile updated: 26/09/2026