Book Junkie

Trinidad


Manzanilla's big sky, cool breezes and shady palm groves offer the perfect setting for kicking back with a book, and this lovely little cabin is a wonderful addition to the beach scene. Filled with a range of secondhand titles from philosophy to fiction collected over many years by its charming operator, you can visit to buy, browse, borrow or sell your own books.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Trinidad attractions

1. Nariva Swamp

2.23 MILES

Inland of the Cocal, the Ramsar-protected Nariva Swamp covers some 60 sq km of freshwater wetland inhabited by anacondas and a small population of elusive…

2. Mayaro Beach

5.55 MILES

Around the headland to the south of Manzanilla Beach, expansive Mayaro offers calmer waters than its neighbor, and the beach scene is more genial. Locals…

3. Manzanilla Beach

10.19 MILES

Long, wide and windswept, Manzanilla Beach has caramel-colored sand, palm trees and rather murky, choppy waters; look out for mudskippers cruising the…

4. Matura Beach

22.31 MILES

This wild, undeveloped beach with its coarse gray sand offers perfect conditions for leatherback turtles to lay their eggs, but it's far too rugged and…

5. Saline Beach

23.81 MILES

Salybia is dominated by two incongruous-looking resorts, popular with Trinidadians seeking a rural break, but the big draw here is just before the bridge…

6. Rio Seco Waterfall

24.34 MILES

Just past the bridge over the Rio Seco, a signposted trail leads inland to the Rio Seco Waterfall in Matura National Park. This stunning swimming hole and…

8. Cleaver Woods Amerindian Museum

27.4 MILES

Arima is home to Trinidad's largest First Peoples community. Just west of town, a cluster of thatch-roofed buildings in the Cleaver Woods hold a small and…