Aripo

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Aripo applies to several place names in Trinidad.

• The Heights of Aripo and the Aripo Massif are part of the Northern Range and include El Cerro del Aripo, the highest point in Trinidad and Tobago.
• The Aripo Valley, a valley in the Northern Range immediately to the west of the Arima Valley
• The Aripo River, which flows from the Aripo Massif, through the Aripo Valley and eventually joins the Caroni River
• The Aripo Savannas, a part of the Aripo Savannas Scientific Reserve, an area of lowlands bounded by the Aripo River. The Aripo Savannas are Pleistocene river terraces with highly leached soils and impeded drainage. They form on of the last remaining patches of natural savanna in Trinidad and Tobago. The savannas are sedge-dominated and are flooded during the wet season and extremely dry during the dry season. They support several endemic plant species and many other species that are not found elsewhere in Trinidad.