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In three days i will be going to Sal island, Cape Verde, how was your experience?

2007-03-25 05:46:34 · 1 answers · asked by Emma 1 in Travel Other - Destinations

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Never been there, but Wiki says:
"Sal (Portuguese for "salt" -- from the mines at Pedra de Lume) is an island in the country of Cape Verde, and the municipality of the same name. The island is 30 km long by 12 km wide. It belongs to the northern group of islands, called Barlavento and is one of the three sandy eastern islands (Sal, Boavista and Maio) of the archipelago, with beautiful white sandy beaches and fairly flat, with the highest elevation of 406 m at Monte Grande. Serra Negra has a height of 92 m.
The island was discovered on December 3, 1460 and named Llana until salt deposits were found. Sal is the oldest island in Cape Verde, formed 50 million years ago during the eruption of a volcano which is now inactive.
Sal's main town, Vila dos Espargos, is home to one of the nation's international airports and has around 8,000 inhabitants. Its population grew around salt collection and later shifted to fishing, but is now based on tourism (amounting to 50% of the archipelago's tourism) at the beach resort of Santa Maria."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sal%2C_Cape_Verde

See also these sites for more pictures and info:
http://www.caboverde.com/ilhas/sal/guide-e.htm
http://www.bela-vista.net/sal-map-e.aspx
http://www.umassd.edu/specialprograms/caboverde/sal.html

Looks good to me! Have a great time!

2007-03-28 22:39:09 · answer #1 · answered by peter_lobell 5 · 0 0

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