Brasso Seco Community

12/09/2024

07/09/2024

📢Attention‼️
Chocolate Lovers! Cacao Enthusiasts!
Foodie Fans! Events Lovers!
Fun Seekers! Culture Enthusiasts!
Friends of Brasso Seco!
The Brasso Seco Village Council in collaboration with Trinidad Tourism Limited presents:

🌴THE BRASSO SECO CACAO AND CULINARY FESTIVAL 🍲
Date: Sunday 15th September, 2024
Time: 10:00 am - 6:00pm
Venue: Brasso Seco Village, Brasso Seco Paria

We invite you to an exciting and enriching day of Cocoa, Culture and Community in the heart of our beautiful northern range. Come and taste delicious chocolate infused dishes, learn about our rich cacao ancestry and experience many cultural performances. The festival features:

🍫 'D' Chocolate Village!
🥙 'D' Food Village!
🍞Clay-oven Bread!
☕️Cocoa Tea!
🍪Homemade Chocolate Treats!
🧑‍🍳Culinary Demonstrations!
🌶Cocoa Chow!
🥑Local Farmers' Market!
🗣Chocolate/Cocoa Talks!
🎸Parang Entertainment!
💃🕺Cocoa Dancing!
🎵DJ. Entertainment and more...

📲For more details Call: 468-6923/282-4733/701-8439

Bring your family, bring your friends and
!!

Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts Trinidad & Tobago

07/09/2024

📢Attention‼️
Chocolate Lovers! Cacao Enthusiasts!
Foodie Fans! Events Lovers!
Fun Seekers! Culture Enthusiasts!
Friends of Brasso Seco!
The Brasso Seco Village Council in collaboration with Trinidad Tourism Limited presents:

🌴THE BRASSO SECO CACAO AND CULINARY FESTIVAL 🍲
Date: Sunday 15th September, 2024
Time: 10:00 am - 6:00pm
Venue: Brasso Seco Village, Brasso Seco Paria

We invite you to an exciting and enriching day of Cocoa, Culture and Community in the heart of our beautiful northern range. Come and taste delicious chocolate infused dishes, learn about our rich cacao ancestry and experience many cultural performances. The festival features:

🍫 'D' Chocolate Village!
🥙 'D' Food Village!
🍞Clay-oven Bread!
☕️Cocoa Tea!
🍪Homemade Chocolate Treats!
🧑‍🍳Culinary Demonstrations!
🌶Cocoa Chow!
🥑Local Farmers' Market!
🗣Chocolate/Cocoa Talks!
🎸Parang Entertainment!
💃🕺Cocoa Dancing!
🎵DJ. Entertainment and more...

📲For more details Call: 468-6923/282-4733/701-8439

Bring your family, bring your friends and
!!

Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts Trinidad & Tobago

07/08/2024

Is it a worm? Is it a snake?
No, it's a Legless Lizard; one of the only two species found in Trinidad and Tobago.

29/06/2024

Be safe everyone.

The TTMS has issued a late-notice Adverse Weather Alert as Tropical Wave 15 moves across the area.

Heavy rainfall is set to affect the country imminently, with the alert going into effect 19 minutes after issuance by the Met Office.

https://ttweathercenter.com/2024/06/29/adverse-weather-alert-issued-for-tt-as-tropical-wave-15-nears/

29/06/2024

Hawaiian Torch in the hills of Brasso Seco.
Did you know that essential oils can be extracted from this plant for use in cooking, cosmetics and medicine?

16/06/2024

❤️
Today, we wish to express a Happy Father's Day to all fathers around the world and within our community, especially three of our eldest dads.

Meet Carl Fitzjames (Wang), Joseph Hill (Dusty) and Felix De Ramos (Pepe). Where do we begin? We can probably write a book about their amazing passions, dedication to their community and life stories.

Carl Fitzjames, 71 (wearing black t-shirt), has worn many hats in the Brasso Seco Community over the years. He is an avid 'bush man', tour guide, bird ba**er, nature activist, farmer, nuclear welder and chef. Carl has also occupied many positions in various community organizations such as the Brasso Seco Paria Village Council and the Brasso Seco Paria Tourism Action Committee. During his tenure as president of the Village Council, he was instrumental in getting electricity to the community in 2001 among many other things.

Joseph Hill, 89 (wearing blue vest) is a hardworking family man and musician who has been instrumental in keeping family traditions alive as well as promoting his cultural and community heritage. He is an avid hunter, barber, farmer, mason and was a member of the Brasso Seco Paria Village Council. He was also a key member of the Brasso Seco Serenaders parang group. Joseph has performed at numerous events in an out of the community (such as the TIDCO Culinary Festival) and is known for his sense of humor and animated personality.

Felix De Ramos, 84 (wearing striped t-shirt) has also worn many hats in the community over the years. He is an avid farmer, tour guide, musician/song-writer, hunter and chef. He was also a member of the Brasso Seco Paria Village Council and the Brasso Seco Paria Tourism Action Committee, working with Carl over the years in many community development initiatives. Felix was the leader of the Brasso Seco Serenaders and the village 'panside' (Brasso Seco Rising Sun) who performed for Dr. Eric Williams upon his first visit to the community in 1956. He is also a survivor of a Mapepire Balsain snake bite.

These three village elders, fathers, friends and brothers have been pillars and role models putting their community first and serving from their hearts. They are known for their famous 'Smoked chicken, Dhalalloo, Cassava Dumpling and Corn Ice-cream' giving the ladies competition in the kitchen.

The Brasso Seco Community says hats off to you all! Thank you! and a very Happy Father's Day!
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15/06/2024

It's the perfect weather for a hike to the beautiful .

This waterfall is located in the Madamas area; a few miles from the village. Many beautiful plants, fungi, birds and other animals can be seen on the journey.

This hike is favoured by many locals and visitors.

10/06/2024

When last you had some delicious ?

This is one of the many traditional cooking methods and breadfruit dishes made in rural villages like Brasso Seco.

07/06/2024

Brasso Seco Community is home to numerous species of wildlife including the endangered Trinidad or Pawi, classified as an environmentally sensitive species and the (which can be found in the summit near our highest mountain peak.

30/05/2024

Happy Corpus Christi!
From the Brasso Seco Community🌱🌱

30/05/2024

Happy Indian Arrival Day!
From the Brasso Seco Community 🤝🌼🌼

26/05/2024

Happy Sunday!
From beautiful Brasso Seco.

14/05/2024

The Brasso Seco Paria Village Council presents
it's.. ANNUAL BAZAAR‼️🎉💥

Come out in your numbers on SUNDAY 02ND JUNE, 2024 at the Brasso Seco Community Center, from 11:00 am till!!📍

A day of merriment, delicious country-style food and exciting activities awaits you in the beautiful valley of Brasso Seco!!🥙🔥

Features:
🫕 Local/Indigenous Food
🌽 Farmer's Market
📸 Games /Interactive activities
🍨 Homemade delicacies
🍞 Baked Goods
🍡 Local sweets
🍫 Brasso Seco made chocolates
🍯 Brasso Seco farmed honey
🍷 Other local products
🎶 Live DJ
🎁 Grand Raffle.

Mark your calendars!!🗓
Get your family and friends ready for this fun and entertaining country experience.🌴

For more information call: 282-4733📲👈

14/05/2024

Happy Monday!
From Brasso Seco Paria.
Location: El Brasso Pools

12/05/2024

"A MOTHER IS SHE WHO CAN TAKE THE PLACE OF ALL OTHERS, BUT WHOSE PLACE NO ONE ELSE CAN TAKE"❤️
Meet Mrs. Mena Martin 🌺(left) and Mrs. Mary Rose 🌺 (right); two of ..a few of the eldest women and mothers in Brasso Seco Village. These two 80+ sweethearts form part of the backbone of our community, contributing to and nurturing many Brasso Seco bred youths over the years.

Always jolly, soft and in good spirits...they continue to give guidance, advice, love, support and prayers for others. Talk about 'sweethand' when it comes to pastelles, paimee, sponge cake and other local dishes. They are also both avid flower gardeners.

We say a huge "THANK YOU" and many blessings to you both on this beautiful Mother's Day.

The Brasso Seco Community says HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY ❤️ to all of the wonderful and hardworking mothers of our community and by extension Trinidad and Tobago. 🇹🇹

08/05/2024

The Brasso Seco/ Morne La Croix Farmers Association invites you to their 2ND ANNUAL AGRI- FAIR AND FARMERS MARKET.🍍🌽🫑
Calling all farmers, agro-processors and agricultural stakeholders! 👨‍🌾
Come out for a day of networking, information and agri-fun.🪴🍯
Brasso Seco grown produce and local products on sale!🌶🍞🌿

NAMDEVCO Adopt A River Trinidad & Tobago Agricultural Society Of Trinidad & Tobago UNDP Trinidad and Tobago

22/04/2024

HAPPY EARTH DAY!!💚💚💚 Everyday!!🍃🍃
From the .community

12/04/2024

The local birding group in our community will be hosting this interactive event in Brasso Seco Village.

14/03/2024

Brasso Seco grown!!💚💚💚

04/03/2024

Views from the breathtaking Las Lapas Lookout!
Overlooking the Arima Valley.
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03/03/2024

Brasso Seco MOVIE and KAREOKE Night!📽🎤🎉

Last Friday, children of the community had lots of fun; singing, dancing, playing games and enjoying a wonderful movie. ✨️✨️
This was hosted by the Brasso Seco Friends In Action Group in collaboration with our dedicated Brasso Seco Village Council.
Our community initiatives continue...