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Title
Salt Pans Outside Vila do Maio (5 of 6)
Description
Piles of salt arranged near a salt pan on Maio. A woman transports some using a container balanced on her head.
These large salt pans, or salinas, located near Vila do Maio, were the islands main source of income for centuries. Salt from these pans was transported to an English port where it was then shipped to various countries around the world. The business tapered off in the 19th century when the principal market for salt at the time, Brazil, introduced tariffs.
These large salt pans, or salinas, located near Vila do Maio, were the islands main source of income for centuries. Salt from these pans was transported to an English port where it was then shipped to various countries around the world. The business tapered off in the 19th century when the principal market for salt at the time, Brazil, introduced tariffs.
Creator
David Baxter
Source
Irwin, Aisling and Wilson, Colum. Cape Verde Islands: The Bradt Travel Guide. (Guilford, 2001). pp. 148-9
Date
1989
Rights
Rhode Island College
Format
Photograph
Identifier
CV89052
Baxter Image Item Type Metadata
Slide ID
CV-89-052
Island
Maio
Date Scanned
May 25, 2012