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Gamboa Beach, home of the big "Gamboa Music Festival" in May | One of the beaches in Praia, called "Prainha" | |
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A view of Gamboa from the other side | A view of the islet that housed the prison a ong time ago in Praia. | |
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A view of the black-sand beach in Pedra Badejo (my old site) | A view of Cidade Velha, the "Oldest City", just outside of Praia | |
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Where "grogue" is made, on the island of Santiago. Grogue is made from distilled sugar cane. | Some men distilling the squeezed sugar cane to make grogue. | |
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The "machine" used to squeeze the sugar cane juice -- two bulls are strapped to the end of the curved pole, then walk in a circle as the sugar cane is place in the middle, to be squeezed. | Another view of the trapiche, or "machine" to make grogue | |
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After the sugar cane is squeezed, it needs fermented... | A closer view of the bulls hooked up to the trapiche | |
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The Catholic Church in Cidade Velha, the "Oldest City" | A look at the whole grogue operation from afar | |
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A view from a rural area on the island of Santiago, called "Hortelão". There is a volunteer living here. | Some girls in Hortelão carrying water on their heads. | |
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Some women from the village of Hortelão. | Some children sitting in front of a door with a chicken. | |
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Some of the neighborhood children in front of my old house, in Pedra Badejo. | Looking inside a normal pre-school in Cape Verde. | |
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A group of primary school students during an interview they held with a fisherman for Science class. | A typical peek at the CVean bathroom (these are primary school kids) | |
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Scenery of a huge crater I hiked in Santo Antão in 2001. | A view of the same crater, from another side | |
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A picture of the post office in Sal -- all the post office buildings in Cape Verde look like this one. | A view of the island Sal, the moust touristy island | |
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Another view of Sal, looking towards the beach from the water | Some women "playing" the batuque -- one of the oldest CVean dances, done by women. | |