Cape Verde Islands?

Question

Has anyone got any information on Cape Verde island such as its wildlife, rivers, waterfalls ect? I'm interested in holidaying there, i'd be most gratefull for any usefull information regarding my question

Answer 1

Let me give you a link first:

http://www.capeverdetravel.com/index.php

Here you will find an explanation of every single island with tips what do do, climate, fauna and flora etc.

Almost every island of Cape Verde is different. Mostly you will fly in to Sal via Lisboa. Don't stay on Sal. Pick one of the other islands. I have been to the island Boa Vista. Most relaxing holidays ever. Nothing to do there. Couln't even spend any money. Boa Vista has one holiday resort. Beautiful little houses built in the mountain. Long white beaches and not much tourism.
Cape Verde belongs to one of the poorest countries and everything needs to be importet. I advise you to book an all inclusive package, because otherwise you might not find a suitable restaurant.

Wildlife on Cape Verde are mostly birds. Haven't seen any rivers or waterfalls, but you can make a great Volcano tour on Fogo.
If you would like to see as much as possible of the islands, you can book an island hopping tour. You then will fly in a small plane from one island to the other, just form Fogo to Brava you have to take a ferry.

People on Cape Verde are very friendly and open, but hardly don't speak no english. Most tourist over there are from Italy, Spain an Portugal. It is advised to have a travel insurance in case you fall sick, so you will be flown out. Medical care over there is not compared with western standard.

I hope you will enjoy your vacation. I loved it over there.
If you need some more info, feel free to email me.

Here another link:
http://capeverde-islands.com/

Answer 2

try asking human beings from the Cape Verde Islands. i really do not comprehend a thanks to anticipate a superb answer from South Africans. hint: The Cape Verde Islands are nowhere close to Cape city!

Answer 3

here you go, a bit of general info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde_Islands

use the links on the page to find out more about each island.

Answer 4

The Republic of Cape Verde or Cape Verde is a republic located on an archipelago in the Macaronesia ecoregion of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of Africa. The previously uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century.

The country is named after Cap-Vert (meaning Green Cape), now in Senegal, the westernmost point of continental Africa.

History
Main article: History of Cape Verde
Cape Verde was uninhabited when the Portuguese arrived in 1456 and made the islands part of the Portuguese empire. Due to its location off the coast of Africa, Cape Verde became an important watering station, then sugar cane plantation site, and later a major center of the slave trade.

In 1975, the islands achieved independence, partly due to the efforts of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC). After independence, the PAIGC attempted to unite Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau into one nation, the PAIGC controlling both governments, but a coup in the latter nation in 1980 ended these plans. In Cape Verde itself the PAICV (affiliated with the PAIGC) governed until democratic elections, held in 1991, resulted in a change of government. The Movimento para a Democracia (MPD) won that election. The MPD was re-elected in 1996. The PAICV returned to power in 2001, and were re-elected in 2006.


Politics
More information on politics and government of Cape Verde can be found at Politics of Cape Verde, the main article in the Politics and government of Cape Verde series.

Amílcar CabralPolitics of Cape Verde takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Cape Verde is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.



Geography
Main article: Geography of Cape Verde

Cape Verde satellite imageCape Verde is an archipelago off the west coast of Africa at 15.02N, 23.34W. It is formed by 10 main islands and about 8 islets. The main islands are:

Barlaventos (northern island group)
Santo Antão
São Vicente
Santa Luzia
São Nicolau
Sal
Boa Vista
Sotaventos (southern island group)
Maio
Santiago
Fogo
Brava
Of these, only Santa Luzia and the five islets are uninhabited. Presently it is a Natural Reserve. All islands are volcanic, but an active volcano only exists on one of the islands, Fogo (see Mount Fogo).

The islets are Branco, Razo.


Environment
The isolation of Cape Verde about 500 km from the African mainland has resulted in the islands having a large number of endemic species, many of which are endangered by human development. Endemic birds include Alexander's Swift (Apus alexandri), Raso Lark (Alauda razae), Cape Verde Warbler (Acrocephalus brevipennis), and Iago Sparrow (Passer iagoensis), and reptiles include the Cape Verde Giant Gecko (Tarentola gigas).


Climate
Cape Verde is in the tropical zone. Average temperatures range from 24°C (75°F) in January and February to 29°C (85°F) in September. The average annual rainfall for Cape Verde is 68.4 mm, with September the wettest month with 33.6 mm. Conversely, the months April to July record less than one millimetre of rainfall each.

Counties

Counties of Cape Verde
An aerial view of Cape Verde
Cidade Velha
Porto Grande, the harbour of Mindelo, Sao Vicente Island
An aerial view of the capital PraiaCape Verde is divided into seventeen counties (concelhos, singular concelho), sometimes referred to as municipalities (municípios, singular município), listed roughly clockwise:

Santo Antão island:
Paúl
Porto Novo
Ribeira Grande
São Vicente
Santa Luzia island (included in S. Vicente municipio)
São Nicolau
Sal
Boa Vista
Maio
Santiago island:
Praia
Santa Catarina
Santa Cruz
São Domingos
São Miguel
Tarrafal
Fogo island:
São Filipe
Mosteiros
Brava

Economy
Main article: Economy of Cape Verde

Fishermen in Cape VerdeCape Verde is a small nation that lacks resources and has experienced severe droughts. Agriculture is made difficult by lack of rain, and is restricted to only four islands for most of the year. Most of the nation's GDP comes from the service industry. Cape Verde's economy has grown since the late 1990s, and it is now considered a country of average development. Cape Verde has significant cooperation with Portugal at every level of the economy, leading it to link its currency first to the Portuguese escudo, and, in 1999, to the euro.


Sea salt mine in Cape VerdeFormer Portuguese prime minister José Manuel Durão Barroso, now (second semester 2004) president of the European Commission, has promised to help integrate Cape Verde within the European Union sphere of influence via greater cooperation with Portugal. In March 2005, former Portuguese president Mário Soares launched a petition urging the European Union to start membership talks with Cape Verde.


Santo Antão, Cape Verde
Sao Vicente, Cape Verde
Assomada.S.Catarina.

Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Cape Verde
Most inhabitants of Cape Verde are mestiços, descendants of enslaved Africans and white Portuguese settlers. Mestiços’ European ancestors also include Spanish and Italian seamen who were granted land by Portuguese Empire and followed by Portuguese settlers and exiles and Portuguese Jews who were victims of the Inquisition. The remainder includes mostly black Africans or Europeans (most Portuguese left the country after independence). Many foreigners from other parts of the world settled Cape Verde as their permanent country. Most of them were Dutch, French, British (English), Arabs and Jews (from Lebanon and Morocco), Chinese (especially from Macau), Americans, and Brazilians (including people of Portuguese and African descent) settlers. All of these have been absorbed into the mestiço population.

More Cape Verdeans live abroad than in Cape Verde, with significant emigrant Cape Verdean communities in the United States (500,000 Cape Verdians), Portugal (80,000) and Angola (45,000). There are also significant number of Cape Verdeans in São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, France, Brazil and the Netherlands. Cape Verdean populations also settled Spain, Germany, and other CPLP countries (Brazil and Guinea-Bissau).