Curepe is a town in the

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. It is located west of

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and east of

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. Curepe adjacents the St. Augustine campus of the

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. Many of the students attending the university live in Curepe. Curepe began as a crossroads, where the

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ran south. Although the Southern Main Road has largely been supplanted by highways, Curepe remains an important transportation hub for private taxis and

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s which ply the route south to San Fernando and

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. Curepe is administered by the

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