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The village of Moruga lies on the central south coast of Trinidad at the western end of the Trinity Hills. It is in Victoria County, Trinidad and Tobago, and is served by the Princes Town Regional Corporation.
The village is close to Trinidad's oil reserves, and that and fishing are the area's main economies with some of the residents of the community working in Princes Town and San Fernando. It is somewhat of a rural dormitory district for these larger urban areas.
Moruga was in the national news in 1998 when a historic bridge near the town collapsed as a van was being driven over it (there were no fatalities).
The main communities within the Moruga district (heading south from Princes Town) are Indian Walk, Fifth Company, Preau (St Mary's), Cachipe, Rock River, Basse Terre, Bois Jean Jean, Grand Chemin, La Lune and Marac, with the last three communities located on the coast. Basse Terre has the largest population and Grand Chemin is the location of the major government buildings such as the local police station, library and public health facility. Moruga Proper hosts the Moruga museum, a small museum depicting the history of Moruga and Trinidad.[1]
Moruga is said to be the place where Christopher Columbus landed when he discovered Trinidad.
Moruga - Village on the south coast of Trinidad, West Indies. Main occupations are agriculture and fishing. The well-known Moruga Scorpion hot pepper, one of the hottest pepper varieties, takes its name from the area.
Moruga - Christopher Columbus monument. Columbus landed here on his third voyage in 1498. This is on the southern coast of the island of Trinidad, West Indies
Moruga - Secondary school
Moruga - Columbus historical monument. Columbus landed here on his third voyage in 1498. This is on the southern coast of the island of Trinidad, West Indies. the sea in the background is named the Columbus channel. it separates the island of Trinidad from Venezuela
Moruga coastline - Columbus Channel
Moruga coastline. The south coast of the island of Trinidad is subject to severe coastal erosion. The soft sandstone rocks are constantly battered by rough seas. Stacks, arches, sand spits and lagoons are common coastal features along this coastline.
The Trinidad Moruga scorpion (a cultivar of Capsicum chinense) is a chili pepper native to the village of Moruga, Trinidad and Tobago. In 2012, New Mexico...
The village of Moruga lies on the central south coast of Trinidad at the western end of the Trinity Hills. It is in Victoria County, Trinidad and Tobago...
TTS Moruga CG 27 is a patrol vessel operated by Trinidad and Tobago. It is a Damen Stan 5009 patrol vessel, an innovative design with a Damen Group axe...
to anywhere; however, its hybrid parentage is derived from the Trinidad Moruga scorpion indigenous to Trinidad and Tobago. It was named by Neil Smith from...
increasing order of hotness) include the ghost pepper, Infinity chili, Trinidad Moruga scorpion, Naga Viper pepper, Trinidad Scorpion Butch T, and Carolina Reaper...
gravity anomaly and growth faults. Oil and gas discoveries from the Pliocene Moruga Group include Teak (1968), Samaan (1971), Poui (1972) and Galeota. These...
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Moruga doddi is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologist...
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peppers in the world until the Naga Viper was unseated by the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion in late 2011.[citation needed] The heat, or burning sensation,...
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including the original red sauce, habanero, chipotle, sriracha and Trinidad Moruga scorpion. Tabasco products are sold in more than 195 countries and territories...
sometimes be felt in the esophagus some hours after consumption. The Trinidad moruga scorpion has since been identified as a native Capsicum chinense subspecies...
Independent, 20 Abercromby Street, Port of Spain The Moruga Chronicle, Moruga Road, Basse Terre, Moruga The Probe The Village Newspaper, Hosein Drive, Tacarigua;...
seats. UNC leader Persad-Bissessar declared wins in 19 seats, taking the Moruga/Tableland seat from the PNM and the St. Augustine seat from the COP. She...
superseded by two other pepper cultivars, the Carolina Reaper and the Trinidad moruga scorpion. One bhut jolokia is more than 1,000,000 Scoville units. Riot control...
volcano near New Grant, Princes Town, Trinidad and Tobago the Moruga Bouffe mud volcano near Moruga the Digity mud volcano in Barrackpore the Piparo mud volcano...
82 TABLELAND 83 NEW GRANT 84 BARRACKPORE 85 PRINCES TOWN 86 RIO CLARO 87 MORUGA 90 SCARBOROUGH 91 CANAAN / BON ACCORD 92 LES COTEAUX / GOLDEN LANE 93 MORIAH...
route taken by Columbus. The Trinity Hills lie between to Guayaguayare and Moruga, on the south coast of Trinidad. Anthony, Michael, Columbus’ three hills...
Bannister (2012-02-13). "NMSU's Chile Pepper Institute names the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion hottest pepper on earth". Archived from the original on 2014-01-21...
Scorpion pepper may refer to: Trinidad moruga scorpion, the former hottest chili pepper cultivar. Aside from the heat, scorpion peppers have a very desirable...
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Moruga - Village on the south coast of Trinidad, West Indies. Main occupations are agriculture and fishing. The well-known Moruga Scorpion hot pepper, one of the hottest pepper varieties, takes its name from the area.
Moruga - Christopher Columbus monument. Columbus landed here on his third voyage in 1498. This is on the southern coast of the island of Trinidad, West Indies
Moruga - Secondary school
Moruga - Columbus historical monument. Columbus landed here on his third voyage in 1498. This is on the southern coast of the island of Trinidad, West Indies. the sea in the background is named the Columbus channel. it separates the island of Trinidad from Venezuela
Moruga coastline - Columbus Channel
Moruga coastline. The south coast of the island of Trinidad is subject to severe coastal erosion. The soft sandstone rocks are constantly battered by rough seas. Stacks, arches, sand spits and lagoons are common coastal features along this coastline.
