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Traveling in Boa Vista (3 of 4)
The landscape features a road in the foreground, what appears to be an agricultural planting in the middleground, and dunes in the background.
Agricultural System
Inhabitants of Paul lay the framework for the agricultural system seen in the two previous slides. The main economy in this area is agriculture due to the fact that vegetation flourishes even in seasons of drought.
Rows of Crops
Pictured are planted rows of crops on the municipality of Paul. The area is known for its nutrient rich land that gives rise to a diverse range of crops, the most prominent being corn.
Unidentified Children
Children stand amidst rows of planted crops.
Tarrafal Bay and Dwellings
Looking north from Tarrafal, across the bay, with the mountainous northwestern corner of the island on the horizon. Tarrafal is the seat of Tarrafal de São Nicolau municipality and it's economy is largely based on local fishing industries.
São Nicolau Highlands
A village near Ribeira Brava in the São Nicolau highlands. Ribeira Brava is located in the hinterland of São Nicolau which is a very fertile region for the Cape Verdean islands, which are largely composed of volcanic rock. This photograph shows the…
São Nicolau Highlands
The highlands of São Nicolau, home to Ribeira Brava, are among the most beautiful and agriculturally friendly of the Cape Verdean islands. Here, some scattered dwellings near Ribeira Brava and Panja.
São Nicolau Highlands
A wide landscape view of Ribeira Brava in the hinterland of São Nicolaiu. This are of São Nicolau is particularly fertile, especially for an island in an archipelago made of volcanic rock. Scattered throughout the green valley is the town of Ribeira…
Cliffside living
A shot of a cliff side plantation in Ribeira de Paùl. This shows the severity of the shear cliff faces on this island, the various houses on the land and the terraced farming that is commonplace in this area.
Agricultural homestead along the Ribeira do Paùl
A picture from along the Ribiera do Paùl portraying a house and a terraced agricultural landscape set against a mountainous backdrop. The land is the most fertile in Cape Verde. It is likely a sugarcane farm. Volcanic dust is extracted from this…
Terraced garden along the Ribeira do Paùl
A terraced garden along the Ribiera do Paùl. The land is the most fertile in Cape Verde. Volcanic dust is extracted from this region for making cement bricks. It is often compared to the landscape of Hawaii.
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…
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.
Hinterland Landscape
This landscape photograph shows the farm houses and small villages that dot São Nicolau's hinterland, a fertile interior valley that is the most agriculturally productive of the Cape Verde archipelago.
Farm on São Nicolau
A man and woman embrace in the gateway to this farm in São Nicolau's hinterland. This man may be Bill Andrade, a New Bedford resident who reoccurs in many of David Baxter's photographs, always with his "capacete," or large, helmet like hat.
High Valley Area of São Nicolau
A picturesque view of the high valley area of São Nicolau.
Fertile Hinterland of São Nicolau
This photograph shows the fertile hinterland of São Nicolau, which is home to many farms and has been able to produce more agriculturally than any of the surrounding islands. In the foreground an empty basket, used to transport goods, generally by…
São Nicolau Interior Valley
São Nicolau's fertile hinterland allows it to produce more than the neighboring islands agriculturally.