Editing Port of Spain (section)

==== Suburbs and Surrounding Towns ====
* '''[[Laventille]]''' is largely working class neighborhood located east of the St. Ann's River. For visitors entering Port of Spain from the airport, this neighbourhood dominates the city as it spreads over the surrounding hills. The area is unfortunately portrayed as one of the most violent in the country due to drug, gun and turf wars among gangs (financed arguably by illicit drug wealth which does not remain in the community),<ref name="ttparliament.org">[http://www.ttparliament.org/about.php?mid=83&q=engaging+youth+at+risk/ Trinidad and Tobago Parliament] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214192317/http://www.ttparliament.org/about.php?mid=83&q=engaging+youth+at+risk%2F |date=14 December 2013 }}. Ttparliament.org. Retrieved 12 July 2016.</ref> but it is also the birthplace of the [[steelpan]] and, some would argue, the spiritual capital of the city since [[Calypso music|calypso]]. Steelpan and carnival are the life source of many Trinidadians who live in the capital. South of Laventille are [[Beetham Estate Gardens|Beetham Estate]] and [[Sea Lots]], two other economically depressed neighbourhoods.

Immediately north and northwest of Port of Spain lie the suburbs of Cascade, St. Ann's and Maraval. The last one falls outside the municipal boundary, but is sometimes considered an extension of the city. St. Ann's is notable for being the location of the Prime Minister's official residence and diplomatic centre. Cascade, a mainly suburban area with treed lot type housing is located to the south-eastern area of St. Ann's. Cascade borders St. Ann's by a hill named Mount Hololo, a neighbourhood of both middle class and exclusive housing developments.

Maraval is home to the exclusive Trinidad Country Club and right next door to the popular Long Circular Mall. Further afield, west of Diego Martin, lies the suburb of Westmoorings, which is known for its expensive Miami style highrise apartments facing the seafront. One of Trinidad's poshest shopping centres, The Falls at West-Mall, lies at the centre of these developments. As you head west beyond Carenage settlement is sparse, however the peninsula known as Chaguaramas, which was once a large US Army Base, has become a mecca for hundreds of international cruisers and a world major yacht storage and repair hub.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chagdev.com/ |title=Chaguaramas Development Authority website |publisher=Chagdev.com |date=28 June 2009 |access-date=26 June 2010}}</ref>

To the east along the East–West Corridor, also falling outside city limits, lie the large towns of San Juan, Tunapuna and Arima. With congestion rendering downtown inaccessible during peak hours, major shopping centres like Valsayn Shopping Centre, Grand Bazaar and Trincity Mall have sprung up at highway intersections. The last two are noted for being among the largest shopping centres in the country and in the Caribbean, with {{convert|600000|sqft|m2|-4|order=flip}} of commercial space in each. Two large Universities have been established in the eastern section of the E-W corridor – the regional University of the West Indies, St. Augustine campus and the multi campus local University of Trinidad and Tobago whose main campus is on the Arima outskirts.