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Children and livestock mingle near this watersource in a village, believed to be Calheta. This shady street is lined with stone and concrete houses and cobblestone roads that are distinct to many Cape Verdean villages.

Boaters off shore from Maio are silhouetted against a sunset by Vila do Maio.

A group of women and children in Vila do Maio wait to get water in large, repurposed plastic buckets.

An aerial photograph of a mountainous region approaching the island of Sao Vicente.

An unidentified man works in a desalination plant.

The Danish government built this desalination plant in Cape Verde just prior to this 1988 photograph.

Natural fresh water sources are few to nonexistent in many islands of Cape Verde.…

An unidentified man works in a desalination plant.

The Danish government built this desalination plant in Cape Verde just prior to this 1988 photograph

Natural fresh water sources are few to nonexistent in many islands of Cape Verde. Therefore,…

The Danish government built this desalination plant in Cape Verde just prior to this 1988 photograph.

Natural fresh water sources are few to nonexistent in many islands of Cape Verde. Therefore, seawater desalination plants are absolutely crucial…

The Danish government built this desalination plant in Cape Verde just prior to this 1988 photograph.

Natural fresh water resources are few to nonexistent in many islands of Cape Verde. Therefore, seawater desalination plants are absolutely…

Nova Sintra, a community of seven "praças" or squares because of the hilly terrain. Pictured here, one of the squares along with a well and some houses. Many of the streets in Nova Sintra are lined with hibiscus trees and during rainy years the…