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Bocas del Dragón
The
Bocas
del
Dragón
is the name of the
series
of
straits
separating
the
Gulf of Paria
from the
Caribbean Sea
. There are four Bocas, from
west
to east:
The
Boca
Grande
or
Grand
Boca
separates
Chacachacare
from the
Paria Peninsula
and
Patos Island
of
Venezuela
. The
international border
between
Trinidad and Tobago
and Venezuela
runs
through this
strait
.
The
Boca
de
Navios
or
Third Boca
which separates Chacachacare from
Huevos
.
The
Boca de Huevos
or
Second Boca
which separates Huevos from
Monos
.
The
Boca de Monos
or
First Boca
which separates Monos from the
Chaguaramas
Peninsula
of
Trinidad
.
The
passage
was named by
Christopher Columbus
on his
third voyage
.