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Westbound road towards Paùl
This coastal road to Paùl heading west is cut into the mountains. The mountains descend steeply into the ocean. The single-track road is paved with dirt.
Road to Pàul
Possibly a cloister or monastery now abandoned. The rocky coastline on the way to Paùl shows how treacherous the terrain is.
Village on road to Paùl
Small village on the road to Paùl where the terrain is recommended to be traversed by a 4 wheel drive vehicle. Possibly a farm to the left, here you can see a great example of the sheer cliffs that make up the landscape of this area. The road…
Northeast Coast of Santo Antão
This stormy view of the northeastern coast of Santo Antão shows the high winds and heavy surf that constantly belts this region of the island. The photo is taken from a coastal road that connects Ribeira Grande to Paúl.
Santo Antão: Northeastern Coast
Looking east on a coastal road that connects the small town of Paúl to Ribeira Grande. This area of the island is known for it's rough surf and high winds.
Road to Paúl
This coastal road, on the northern coast of Santo Antão, connects the towns of Ribeira Grande and Paúl. The road is gravel and dirt, and is, as one can see in this photograph, largely used for foot traffic. The road, for much of it's lebth, is…
Unimproved road to Paùl
Road to Paùl, now much improved, was once inaccessible. Today there is a modern new road built on the edge of the cliffs offering a path to the interior of the island.
Livestock in Truck
Pigs loaded in a vehicle in Ribeira Grande.
Man with Livestock in Ribeira Grande
A man with livestock in Ribeira Grande stands by his automobile. Ribeira Grande, known locally as Povoaçao, is known for it's cobbled streets. The steep grade at which the building ascend the nearby mountains is due to it's location between the…
Alley in Ribeira Grande
A scene in an alley in Ribeira Grande, known locally as Povoação. It is a town built between the Atlantic Ocean and the tall cliffs of northern Santo Antão. Ribeira Grande is known for it's cobbled streets.
Vila Ribeira Grande
Ribeira Grande, known locally as Povoação, is a town between the Atlantic Ocean and the cliffs that is known for it's cobblestone streets. It is the commercially center of the otherwise agricultural region of the island. Here Baxter shows an elevated…
Journey to Ribeira Grande
Journey to Ribeira Grande, one of the most spectacular road trips a visitor to Cape Verde can experience. This agricultural island also farms yams, cassava, bananas, mangoes, and grain. See also slide "Mountainside Farming, "CV-81-091.
Mountain Village
Journey to Ribeira Grande, one of the most spectacular road trips a visitor to Cape Verde can experience. Photographed on this journey, this mountain top farm and rural setting on Santa Antão is perhaps typical of the impoverished life style in…
Local Children
Journey to Ribeira Grande, one of the most spectacular road trips a visitor to Cape Verde can experience. This was taken during David Baxter's journey and is believed to be the town of Povoac
Mountain Farm Village
Example terraced farming in the fertile soil of Santo Antão northern region near Ribeira Grande. This farm appears to be producing sugar cane, which is used in the proves of making grogue, an alcoholic beverage native to Cape Verde.
Mountainside Farming
Another example of mountainside farming. The island is fertile and once produced maize and beans not only for their own use, but for export. Today, due to the 1940's famine and landowner's turning large parts of the land to sugar cane growth, the…
Mountain Agriculture
Journey to Ribeira Grande, one of the most spectacular road trips a visitor to Cape Verde can experience. In this image you can see how the mountains are stepped for farming. The island has two main peaks reaching 6,493 feet and 5,197 feet.
Mountain Side Farming
Journey to Ribeira Grande, one of the most spectacular road trips a visitor to Cape Verde can experience. Example of a rural mountain side farm photographed during David Baxter's journey to the Ribeira Grande from Porto Novo.
Journey to Ribeira Grande
Journey to Ribeira Grande, one of the most spectacular road trips a visitor to Cape Verde can experience. Unlike most of the island, the top of the mountain has relatively cold air where Eucalyptus and Pine trees live as can be seen in this image.
Journey to Ribeira Grande
Journey to Ribeira Grande, one of the most spectacular road trips a visitor to Cape Verde can experience. As David Baxter continues his journey to Ribeira Grande, here he is on the top of one peak and you can see the sheer drop as you look down…
Journey to Ribeira Grande
This high elevation view, looking down into a green valley surrounded by cliffs and pinnacles, is taken on the journey to Ribeira Grande from Porto Novo. The journey to Ribeira Grande is one of the most spectacular road trips a visitor to Cape Verde…
Foothills
Journey to Ribeira Grande, one of the most spectacular road trips a visitor to Cape Verde can experience. The foothills on the journey to Ribeira Grande are filled with forest plantations and cool air.
Journey to Ribeira Grande
Journey to Ribeira Grande, one of the most spectacular road trips a visitor to Cape Verde can experience. This photograph is taken in the foothills where the air is cooler and landscape is greener than the brown, sandy areas around Porto Novo.
Offloading in Porto Novo
Cargo aboard the ferry "Porto Novo" is offloaded at Porto Novo on São Antão. The ferry connects São Vicente and Santo Antão with daily service for cargo and passengers.
Offloading in Porto Novo
The ferry "Porto Novo" docks and unloads in Porto Novo after carrying passengers and cargo from São Vicente.
Offloading in Porto Novo
The ferry "Porto Novo" docks and unloads in Porto Novo after carrying passengers and cargo from São Vicente.
Pozolan Mines
Pozolan is a naturally occurring fly ash which is an additive to cement. It reportedly enhances cement's ability to withstand the corrosive effect of sea water, and is therefore used extensively in the construction of marine docks.
Pozolan Mines
Pozolan is a naturally occurring fly ash which is an additive to cement. It reportedly enhances cement's ability to withstand the corrosive effect of sea water, and is therefore used extensively in the construction of marine docks.
Pozolan Mines
Pozolan is a naturally occurring fly ash which is an additive to cement. It reportedly enhances cement's ability to withstand the corrosive effect of sea water, and is therefore used extensively in the construction of marine docks.
Pozolan Mines
Pozolan is a naturally occurring fly ash which is an additive to cement. It reportedly enhances cement's ability to withstand the corrosive effect of sea water, and is therefore used extensively in the construction of marine docks.
Pozolan Mines
Pozolan is a naturally occurring fly ash which is an additive to cement. It reportedly enhances cement's ability to withstand the corrosive effect of sea water, and is therefore used extensively in the construction of marine docks.
Pozolan Mines
Pozolan is a naturally occurring fly ash which is an additive to cement. It reportedly enhances cement's ability to withstand the corrosive effect of sea water, and is therefore used extensively in the construction of marine docks.
Approaching Porto Novo
Dock scene at Porto Novo photographed from the ferry "Porto Novo." The ferry is arriving with passengers and cargo from Mindelo and was the lifeline between São Vicente and Santo Antão for many years.
Dock Scene at Porto Novo
A scene on the docks at Porto Novo seen from the ferry "Porto Novo" as it approaches with passengers and cargo from Mindelo. For many years the "Porto Novo" was the lifeline between the islands São Vicente and Santo Antão.
Approaching Porto Novo
Porto Novo is photographed as the ferry, "Porto Novo," approaches en route from Mindelo. For many years the "Porto Novo" was the lifeline between these islands, until it was finally retired.
Porto Novo From Ferry
Porto Novo photographed from the ferry of the same name.
Man Onboard "Porto Novo"
An unidentified man onboard the ferry "Proto Novo" is photographed en route to Santo Antão.
Passengers Onboard "Porto Novo"
Unidentified passengers pose for a photo onboard "Porto Novo," a ferry that ran daily service between São Vicente and Santo Antão. The ship has since been retired.
Passengers Onboard "Porto Novo"
Unidentified passengers pose for a photo onboard "Porto Novo," a ferry that ran daily service between São Vicente and Santo Antão. The ship has since been retired.
Ilhéu dos Pássaros
Ilhéu dos Pássaros, an islet that forms the border between Bay of Mindelo and Canal de São Vicente, is photographed from "Porto Novo," a ferry that formerly provided daily service between the islands São Vicente and Santo Antão. Here, this photograph…
Ships at Porto Grande
Ships at Porto Grande in Mindelo are photographed from "Porto Novo," a ferry that ran daily service between São Vicente and Santo Antão until it was retired.
Mindelo from "Porto Novo"
Mindelo, and specifically Porto Grande, seen from the ferry "Porto Novo" en route to Santo Antão. For many years "Porto Novo" provided daily service between the islands São Vicente and Santo Antão, but the vessel has since been retired. Ferry service…
Passengers Board "Porto Novo"
Passengers board "Porto Novo" in Mindelo for ferry service to São Antão. For years the "Porto Novo" was the lifeline between the two islands, providing daily service, but the ship has since been retired.
Passengers Board "Porto Novo"
Passengers board "Porto Novo" in Mindelo for ferry service to São Antão. For years the "Porto Novo" was the lifeline between the two islands, providing daily service, but the ship has since been retired.
Passengers Board "Porto Novo"
Passengers board "Porto Novo" in Mindelo for ferry service to São Antão. For years the "Porto Novo" was the lifeline between the two islands, providing daily service, but the ship has since been retired.
"Porto Novo" in Mindelo
The "Porto Novo," was a ferry that connected São Vicente and Santoa Antão with daily service. The ship has since been retired.
Seedlings of "Leucina"
Seedling of "leucina," a non-governmental reforestation experiment conducted by David Baxter, Pedro Almeida, John P. Santos and Joe Alves Jr.
Seedlings of "Leucina"
Seedling of "leucina," a non-governmental reforestation experiment conducted by David Baxter, Pedro Almeida, John P. Santos and Joe Alves Jr.
Seedlings of "Leucina"
Seedling of "leucina," a non-governmental reforestation experiment conducted by David Baxter, Pedro Almeida, John P. Santos and Joe Alves Jr.
Seedlings of "Leucina"
Seedling of "leucina," a non-governmental reforestation experiment conducted by David Baxter, Pedro Almeida, John P. Santos and Joe Alves Jr.