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3 unusual facts about Caroní


Caroni

Caroni Swamp, a major wetland on the west coast of the island of Trinidad

Caroní River, one of the biggest rivers of the Orinoco basin in Venezuela

Caroni County, Trinidad and Tobago, formerly a major administrative division in Trinidad and Tobago


Angel Falls

Returning on 9 October 1937, Angel tried to land his Flamingo monoplane El Río Caroní; atop Auyan-tepui, but the plane was damaged when the wheels sank into the marshy ground.

Caroní River

In the high basin of the rivers that form the Caroni (Aponguao, Cuquenán and Yuruaní) the Gran Sabana unfolds itself, partly belonging to the Canaima National Park.

The higher basin of the Caroni is situated in the Gran Sabana (Canaima National Park) close to the border with Brazil.

Jesús Lugo

He scored a 79th minute winner (2–1) against Zamora away from home on 11 August 2010, that made it 8 goals in 7 games for the attacking midfielder, drawing a blank in his next two games he went on to score against Caroní in a 2–0 win on 12 September 2010,and again on 3 October 2010 against Anzoátegui (4–2 away win).


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