Approaching Santo Antão Island.

Santo Antão - Cabo Verde

Local trend: diversity of colours.

Local trend: diversity of colours.

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A view of July 5th Avenue, Ribeira Grande, north of Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde.
Warping mural.

Warping mural.

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At Tarrafal, Ribeira Grande, Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde.
Cesária Évora mural, by Draw.

Cesária Évora mural, by Draw.

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Painted at Tarrafal, Ribeira Grande, Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde.
Rocky coast.

Rocky coast.

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Viewed from Papasa Street, at Ponta do Sol, north of Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde.
Mountains on the background.

Mountains on the background.

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A view from Papasa Street, Ponta do Sol, north of Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde.
Preparing the fish for sale.

Preparing the fish for sale.

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In the fishing harbour, at Pistola Street, Ponta do Sol, north of Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde.
High-relief.

High-relief.

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On outside wall of Tiduca Hotel (open since October 2017), at Pistola Street, Ponta do Sol, north of Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde.
Overview to Ponta do Sol.

Overview to Ponta do Sol.

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From the road to Fontainhas, on the north of Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde.
Overview to sea inlet.

Overview to sea inlet.

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At Fontainhas, north of Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde.
Valley of Fontainhas.

Valley of Fontainhas.

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At northern Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde.
Rural village on mountainside.

Rural village on mountainside.

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Fontainhas - on northern Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde. Plenty of terraces were made on the ground to enable agriculture.
Rural village on the mountainside.

Rural village on the mountainside.

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Fontainhas is a village on northern Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde. It stands above a deep valley and soil is very fertile. A hard work of making terraces on steep slopes enabled agriculture.
Rural village on the mountainside.

Rural village on the mountainside.

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At the north of Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde, the village of Fontainhas stands on a steep mountainside, above a deep valley. To make possible agriculture on its fertile soil, many terraces were made on steep slopes. National Geographic included Fontainhas on the top-ten of most beautiful places in the world.
Tipuana tipu.

Tipuana tipu.

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Blossoming young plant - within some years it will become a tree. It was spotted at Boca de Coruja, north of Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde.
Rocky mounts.

Rocky mounts.

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They stand at north of Boca de Coruja, where the photo was taken. It is located in northern Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde.
Ruins of a synagogue.

Ruins of a synagogue.

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Built by Jews come from northern Africa and Europe, who settled in Cape Verde in the 19th century, the synagogue was decreasingly used as Jews married local women and their descendants didn't adopt Jewish religion. Soon the material of this abandoned building was taken to other constructions in progress. The ruins can be seen at Sinagoga, in the northeastern coast of São Vicente Island.
Coastal view.

Coastal view.

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On the northeastern coast of Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde. The photo was taken from the roadside, between Sinagoga and Pombas.
Statue of Saint Anthony.

Statue of Saint Anthony.

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On top of hill, at Paúl, eastern coast of Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde.
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