Trinidad Pitch Lake Tour - Come with me!
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- The Pitch Lake is the largest natural deposit of asphalt in the world, estimated to contain 10 million tons. It is located in La Brea in southwest Trinidad, within the Siparia Regional Corporation. The lake covers about 100 acres and is reported to be 250 feet deep.
Pitch Lake is a popular tourist attraction, that includes a small museum, from where official tour guides can escort people across the lake. The lake is mined for asphalt by Lake Asphalt of Trinidad and Tobago.
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The Five Natural Asphalt Lake Areas In The World
The US state of California contains many asphalt lakes.
The La Brea Tar Pits of Los Angeles, California.
Asphalt lakes are tar pits that form when a type of petroleum called bitumen is forced from underground up to the Earth's surface. Usually occurring along fault lines, the bitumen pools at the surface and the lighter elements vaporize, leaving a pool of natural asphalt. Mining for asphalt and tourism are important economic activities associated with such lakes. The world's five known natural asphalt lake areas are highlighted below.
5. Pitch Lake
Pitch Lake is the largest natural asphalt deposit in the world. Located in the town of La Brea on the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago, the lake holds about 10 million tons of asphalt and is approximately 250 feet deep. Pitch Lake has a unique microbial diversity composed of both bacterial and archaeal colonies. Many new species of microbes have been discovered there, and even new species of fungi have been found in the lake. The lake is believed to exist at the intersection of two faults, and oil from deep underneath has seeped to the surface. When the more volatile and lighter compounds evaporate, the asphalt remains. Today, Pitch Lake is a popular tourist spot. A small museum has been built at Pitch Lake showcasing the history of the lake. Asphalt mining is also an important economic activity in the region.
4. La Brea Tar Pits
The La Brea Tar Pits are a group of tar pits located in Los Angeles, California, USA. The pits are the central feature of Hancock Park which was created in 1924. The oil that forms the tar pits seeps to the surface from the nearby Salt Lake Oil Field through the 6th Street Fault. The seeping oil forms pools in several locations in Hancock Park and becomes asphalt after the more volatile components of the oil evaporate. An interesting feature of the La Brea Tar Pits is the discovery of fossils from prehistoric species trapped in the asphalt. Over a period of centuries, the bones of these animals were preserved in the tar. A nearby museum preserves the fossils of these pre-historic species, including a saber-tooth cat, giant ground sloths, dire wolves, and turtles.
3. Lake Bermudez
Lake Bermudez, also known as Lake Guanoco, is a large asphalt lake located in Estado Sucre, Venezuela. Occupying an area of about 445 hectares, it is bigger than the Pitch Lake by area but smaller in terms of volume. The depth of Lake Bermudez varies between 4.9 feet and 6.6 feet. The asphalt from the lake has long been used by local indigenous populations, such as the Warao people who used it to waterproof canoes. Commercial mining of asphalt from the lake by a US company later occurred with permission from the Venezuelan government. The mining began in 1890, but soon created controversy and internal conflict within the country. Asphalt mining in the lake was stopped in 1934 and has not been resumed.
2. McKittrick Tar Pits
The McKittrick Tar Pits are a series of natural asphalt lakes located in Kern Country, California, USA. The existence of the tar pits has long been known by the indigenous populations, and the asphalt was used by locals for trade, decoration, and waterproofing. Commercial asphalt mining in the area started in the 1860s. The tar pits have also yielded significant paleontological information, since they preserved the bones of hundreds of animals from the Pleistocene Age.
1. Carpinteria Tar Pits
The Carpinteria Tar Pits are a series of asphalt lakes located in the southern part of Santa Barbara County, California, USA. The asphalt lakes are part of a designated park named Tar Pits Park. The tar pits are all located directly on the beach and are created by oil originating from the Carpinteria Offshore Oil Field. The asphalt was used by the indigenous population long before the arrival of Europeans, especially as a sealant to make their boats waterproof.
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The tour guide did a great job❤️
Amazing! Very educational and he went In depth and explained everything so professionally..
I live in trinidad and i have never bin to the pich lake
Me tooooooooooo gorl
to cool
I’m Scottish 🏴 and have been a roadworker in Scotland for about 25 years which we called Tarman in Scotland 🏴 and the tar from Trinidad 🇹🇹 is the best in the world fact it’s makes the best asphalt 100%
Wow!! Very impressive tour guide !! The lake is interesting indeed and a beautiful wonder, passed by but never been in. Its also interesting how people bathe in the faults too much like what we do with sulphur springs
Brilliant video and tour .kudos to the tour guide .best one as usual Natasha💜💜
hi
Natasha this was so cool, it help me with my essay thank you and I enjoy
This video made me feel very proud of my country. This was a fantastic tour. The guide was great. Seemed very knowledgeable about the lake and its history. Kudos to him and to you Natasha for doing this tour and bringing it to us👏👏👏
I'm so happy you enjoyed it 🙏
You have a beautiful country. I wish I could visit it some day. Best wishes from Canada (Ontario).
This guy is amazing!! What a fantastic video. Thanks!!
Amazing!I love it!That Man is Fantastic!
I spent my early childhood 1960's exploring and swimming in the pitch lake, brings back lots of memories. Thanks
u can swim in it
Hi am in Std 5 and I have to write a report on this I really love passing by the pitch lake but never been there would like to be there I love the adventure ☺👍👍👍❤
I am in standard 4 and I have to do the same thing
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Great history of the lake.That man knows his stuff well.
Serious minded I agree he know his history well...very informative
u had ah great tourguide ,knows his stuff,nice video
hi this actually help with my work thank u so much ,god bless u😀😀
Your tour guide was very informative about the pitch lake.🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾
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Hi natasha, I'm from trinidad I've been to the pitch lake but never got the full tour. It's amazing though I can't wait to go back. Anyways love watching ur videos and mostly I love ur cooking videos I always use ur recipes in cooking. Thank u! ur amazing 😊
This is very educational and interesting :)
Wow, cool!
Natasha natasha ,i cant not tell you enough how much i appreciate this video, sad but i always want to go there growing up in trinidad , but had no one to take us ..... I thank you soo much for this wonderful experience, cause for me it is . Also the bird sanctuary, ive never been .thank you ,thank you soo much .❤❤
My pleasure hun....
We just had a fabulous tour from this awesome tour guide Mr Vincent!!! Excellent tour guide!! Top notch!!! Top tier!
I went today and he was my guide
I use this in school i was fun watching it
OMG... I live in South Trinidad and have never been to the Pitch Lake!! This video makes me see I have been cheating my children out of an enriching experience! This was awesome viewing!! Thank U!
Hi ...greetings from Brazil...I love your channel ...I would love to find a girl from Trinidad named Eliana...her mother is Petronella Joseph...we were pen pal more than 32 years ago She gave my name to her baby...We lost contact..I would love to meet them...😭😍
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My name is nela I’m from Trinidad and I’m in India amen I still watch your videos
Wow, the memories, I used to bathe there every other day. The sulfur worked wonders on the skin.... Wow Brighton Anglican is still standing......
Thank you so much for this vlog, I've not been there since 1991
this man is on a serious life mission i was born in st.maarten and parents from trinidad. trinidad is basically my 2nd home! this video was awesome you two
Yes
Good vid. Had to watch it for school but good job
Wow!!! He is very knowledgeable. That's great.
Yes he is..
Love the tour and cooking
I have a school project
great video natasha, amazing trinidad as usual.
I. love. It
Video was amazing 🇹🇹 can’t wait to go
Beautiful
Thank you so much this helps me the my work
Nice🇹🇹🖤😊
I lived in Trinidad for 21 years and have never been. Visited a few times and never been but the next time, girrrrrl, I am definitely going 😄. Thanks for posting this video.
I like this video
This man is a kick ass tour guide.
The guide is a historian
So interesting thanks for this insight and your tour guide is very good
Hi natasha just love the tour of the pitch lake your guide really knows his stuff great coverage 👌👌
Tour Guide know his stuff.
We went here for a field trip 4 years ago
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Very nice video tour guide is very smart .Went so many times to TT never heard of such place ❤️👍
Awesome I love it when a tour guide knows their shit. Very educational.
Wow!! Natasha thank you sooo much for posting this video. It was very informative and you kept it interesting. Did you end up using the sulphate water? If you did, what did do you with it?
Yes I used it to take a bath.
The truck at 0:33 is nice.
Isuzu D-Max
This is a good tour guide SHOUT OUT Mr.Vincent this gentleman knows his stuff. Do you have any contact info I’d like to take a tour on my next visit
I've never been there, I no where is it jus never went, dat man know his history boy, he making me feel to go visit it now, those flowers pretty boy, never no it was so big
Natasha could you tell us the cost of the tour. And do you have a number for mr Vincent
He doesn't have a phone number but he and other tour guides are there every day.. I don't remember the cost tbh but I would guess nothing more than $400 TTD
That lace is bigg
19:31 Nope, I can't see it. You were right, I think it is the wind.
We used this vid 4 school
Thank you
Any Contact for Mr. Vincent?
Great Vlog!
Sorry no
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Hi nats nice video .... Have been down in the cedros area ?
Yes I have.
@@TriniCookingwithNatasha ok I'm from CEDROS that's down Columbus bay
Hi Natasha
Hi
Hi Natasha
What kind of accent
Uh huh....Dipping their feet in to look cool for their You Tube channel is exactly how the fossils became fossils 😂
I can't believe you were in my village.