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These pictures were taken in the late 1980's and scanned.
This is an abandoned dredger located in one of the many large ponds and lakes in Guanapo which is south or Arima. A large number of mining operations for aggregates still take place in the area even though it was heavily mined during WW2 by the Americans for their construction programs. The problem is that after the Americans mined an area they would fill in the holes and it would then become overgrown with vegetation very quickly so that today some areas tend to be a "hit and miss" since you may be digging in an area that's already been stripped clean. The lakes have a lot of caimen (alligators) so swimming is a no-no. Today, large scale dumping of rubbish, chicken guts (from farms nearby) and the occasional body makes it a dangerous place to be at the best of times.
This is an abandoned dredger located in one of the many large ponds and lakes in Guanapo which is south or Arima. A large number of mining operations for aggregates still take place in the area even though it was heavily mined during WW2 by the Americans for their construction programs. The problem is that after the Americans mined an area they would fill in the holes and it would then become overgrown with vegetation very quickly so that today some areas tend to be a "hit and miss" since you may be digging in an area that's already been stripped clean. The lakes have a lot of caimen (alligators) so swimming is a no-no. Today, large scale dumping of rubbish, chicken guts (from farms nearby) and the occasional body makes it a dangerous place to be at the best of times.