La Horquetta is a mixed neighbourhood in south

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, 9 km (5 mi) south of the Arima town center in east

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. It is located in the south-eastern corner of the

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region. La Horquetta is bounded by the

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to the north, Arima river to the west, Brazil river to the south, and the

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to the east, and is adjacent to two other Arima neighborhoods:

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to the north, and Carapo to the east. La Horquetta is divided into 9 sections: Single Units, Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, Phase 4, Phase 5, Phase 6, Phase 7 and the newly built Greenvale Park. It is the home of the first regenerative agricultural Eco park in Trinidad b
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located in phase two. It also claims the title of being the largest housing project completed by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago.

Transportation

Bus network

La Horquetta's bus network provides extensive service across the neighborhood, as well as to the borough center of Arima in central Arima, and to the country's capital city of

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. Nearly all bus lines serving La Horquetta terminate there; most do so at the last stop for the La Horquetta route at the Phase 7 bus stop. There is also an extensive Yellow School Bus servicing the Primary Schools and Early Childhood learning centers in the neighborhood as well as the outskirts.

Major roadways

is a major highway network north of La Horquetta that links the neighborhood with

on the westbound lane and

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on the eastbound lane. * Tumpuna Road is a main road linking the neighborhood to Arima on the northbound lane and Brazil on the southbound lane. * De Freitas Boulevard is the main road that links the northern phases of the neighborhood with the southern phases.

Education

La Horquetta's public schools are operated by the Ministry of Education. There are no secondary or high schools in La Horquetta. Public primary schools in La Horquetta include La Horquetta North Government School and La Horquetta South Government School. La Horquetta has La Horquetta Early Childhood Care And Education Center.

Infrastructure

Health

The La Horquetta health center is a government-owned health facility for the neighborhood, located in Phase 3 next to the Post Office, and is the only health facility in the La Horquetta neighborhood.

Community facilities

* La Horquetta Community Swimming Pool, located on Slinger Francisco Boulevard in Phase 4, La Horquetta and is open to the public 6 days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Saturday: 11:30 AM – 6:30 AM) * La Horquetta Regional Complex, located on Marjorie Padmore Avenue in Phase 2 is a multi-purpose center use for meetings, conferences and neighborhood games. * Phase 7 Basketball Court * Phase 5 Pavilion * La Horquetta Village Plaza * La Horquetta Steel Drum Complex * La Horquetta Police Station

Churches

There are 6 established churches in the neighborhood. * La Horquetta Roman Catholic Church (Phase 3) * La Horquetta Seventh Day Adventist Church (Phase 2) * La Horquetta Gospel Foundation Church (Phase 4)http://lahorquettagospel.org/ * Corner Stone Pentecostal Church (Phase 7) * Church of Resurrection (Phase 3) * La Horquetta Deliverance Temple (Sandpiper Avenue) * True Worshipers Assembly (C.O.G.O.P) (Phase 4) * Church of God (Prophecy Avenue) * Christian Brethren Assemblies

Notable residents

Jamal Gay Jamal Bevon Gay (born 9 February 1989) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played abroad with 2. Bundesliga club Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and Veikkausliiga side RoPS. He scored 7 goals from 21 appearances for ...

References

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