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More than five hundred baby turtles returned to the sea this year on Fogo 20 October 2010

The sea turtle preservation campaign on the beaches of São Filipe and Santa Catarina, on the island of Fogo, has begun to bear fruit. This year alone, some 530 baby turtles have been returned to their natural habitat thanks to the Vitó Project....

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Cape Verde: one of the seven wonders of the Atlantic 12 August 2010

According to Katia Delimbeuf, the author of an article published in Portuguese weekly Expresso on the seven wonders of the Atlantic, the nesting of sea turtles on the islands of Maio, Sal, Boa Vista and Santiago is among the Atlantic Ocean’s most fascinating natural phenomena....

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The "Tendente" tree: a natural mosquito repellent 12 November 2009

Known in Cape Verde as tendente and in continental West Africa as nim or neem, the Indian lilac tree, Azadirachta indica, has unfairly gained a reputation in Cape Verde for attracting mosquitoes – actually, the opposite is true. Indeed, the tree’s leaves and branches are...

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78 turtles hatch in protected area on Sal 05 September 2009

A total of 42 turtles hatched Thursday while children watched on António de Sousa beach in Santa Maria, Sal, where the organization SOS Tartarugas and the Sal municipal chamber had encircled an area of sand containing 18 nests and a total of 1,593 eggs. Another 36 had hatched the previous Monday....

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Some (little-known) inhabitants of our seas 26 August 2009

According to the international scientific community, Cape Verde’s seas are home to some 658 species of fish, 13 of which are endemic. It’s only natural that we almost always refer to fish when the subject is marine life, but there is much more to marine life in Cape Verde than just fish....

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International colloquium pays homage to victims of Tarrafal prison 21 October 2008

“Tarrafal, a prison of two continents” is the theme of an international conference that will take place in the Portuguese parliament in Lisbon. The conference on the political prison camp, where Portuguese, Angolans, Guineans and Cape Verdeans were incarcerated during Portugal’s fascist...

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Remembering the Santo Antão air tragedy 07 August 2008

A Semana Online today remembers one of the saddest dates in the history of Cape Verde: the airplane accident that killed 18 people on the island of Santo Antão. Today, August 7, marks nine years since Santo Antão was witness to the worst air disaster in the country’s...

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Where it all began 24 June 2004

You can’t say you’ve seen Cape Verde if you haven’t been to Santiago
It was here, on Cape Verde’s largest and most populous island, marked by valleys and mountains, that the story of the mid-Atlantic Creoles began. Here the new lives in harmony alongside tradition, and the...

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LOCATION and GEOGRAPHY 19 May 2004

The island of São Nicolau is located in the north of the archipelago of Cape Verde, part of the windward group of islands. The island is entirely mountainous, with its highest point being Monte Gordo (1,304 meters), located at its widest spot. Among its valleys, some of which are narrow and others of...

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Places of interest on São Nicolau 19 May 2004

Stancha
The town of Ribeira Brava is better known as “Stancha” and is the capital of the island of São Nicolau. It is made up of narrow, winding streets of southern European character, with many alleys and squares that characterize the town. Its main highlights are its church, considered...

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