Salt Pans Outside Vila do Maio (5 of 6)

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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.

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