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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. |
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