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One of three natural asphalt lakes in the world, Pitch Lake is Trinidad and Tobago’s most curious geological feature. The roughly 100-acre asphalt deposit just outside of the small town of La Brea is believed to have formed when the Caribbean continental plate shifted beneath the edge of another one. At its center, Pitch Lake reaches a depth of 250 feet and visitors can enjoy a soak in the warm sulfur pools that form in the rainy season, which are rumored to hold a number of healing qualities.