▁the ▁fifth ▁largest ▁region ▁in ▁Tr in idad ▁and ▁Tob ago ▁account ing ▁for ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁region ▁has ▁approximately ▁ 3 0   km ▁( 1 9 ▁miles ) ▁of ▁rug ged ▁coast line ▁with ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁Sea ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁ ▁The ▁Northern ▁Range ▁which ▁covers ▁ 2 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁area ▁of ▁Tr in idad ▁st ret ches ▁the ▁entire ▁Northern ▁Coast ▁of ▁Tr in idad ▁from ▁the ▁regions ▁of ▁Diego ▁Martin ▁and ▁San ▁Juan – L av ent ille ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁through ▁Tun ap una – P iar co ▁to ▁Sang re ▁Grande ▁in ▁the ▁east , ▁is ▁located ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁mountain ▁range ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁It ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁two ▁tall est ▁mountain ▁pe aks , ▁El ▁Cer ro ▁del ▁Ari po ▁and ▁El ▁T uc uche ▁which ▁both ▁exceed s ▁ 3 , 0 7 0 ▁feet ▁and ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁And es ▁Mountain ▁Range ▁on ▁the ▁main land ▁South ▁American ▁continent ▁which ▁is ▁only ▁ 6 . 8 ▁miles ▁away ▁from ▁Tr in idad . ▁ ▁B iod iversity ▁The ▁dens ely ▁for ested ▁pe aks ▁of ▁the ▁north ▁are ▁home ▁to ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁species ▁of ▁m amm als ▁and ▁ 4 3 0 ▁species ▁of ▁birds ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Red ▁How ler ▁Mon keys , ▁Cap uch in ▁Mon keys , ▁Ne otrop