cape verde
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| Vast container ship
arriving in Praia harbour; Cape Verde historically has been at a crossroads in the Atlantic
Ref:MKCVC3050 |  |
| Busy shop in Praia,
capital of Santiago, Cape Verde's main island Ref:MKCVC3051 |  |
| Praia fish market,
Santiago island; tuna is the big thing here Ref:MKCVC3052 |  |
| Cidade Velha, literally
old city on Santiago island, basks in a calm African ambience Ref:MKCVC3055 |  |
| The church in Cidade
Velha, Nossa Senhora do Rosario, is said to be the oldest colonial church in the world Ref:MKCVC3056 |  |
| Fogo island's
live volcano, the last eruption in 2014 Ref:MKCVC3063 | 
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| Poinsettias bloom
in the bleak crater of Fogo island's live volcano Ref:MKCVC3065 |  |
| Tourists view
the lava field below Pico de Fogo; the volcano last erupted in 2014 Ref:MKCVC3064 |  |
| At Carboneira on
Sao Nicolau island a trick of nature creates striated cliffs, sea foam and gorgeous colours
Ref:MKCVC3071 |  |
| High mountains and
deep valleys in Sao Nicolau reflect, as elsewhere,the islands' volcanic origin Ref:MKCVC3072 |
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| A rural homestead
using thatch for roofing in a fertile valley on Santo Antao island> Ref:MKCVC3076 |  |
| A volcanic spike
looms above the Xoxo valley in Santo Antao island Ref:MKCVC3083 |  |
| Ponto do Sol
fishing port in Santo Antao island Ref:MKCVC3080 | 
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| A small fishing
boat beats the waves to enter port Ref:MKCVC3081 | 
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| Santo Antao's
stunning heartland Ref:MKCVC3085 |  |
| Astonishing vistas
delight the eye in little known Santo Antao island Ref:MKCVC3084 |  |
| Sao Vicente, where
the superb singer Cesaria Evora was born, has its own Table Mountain Ref:MKCVC3092 |  |
| Rua da Lisboa, main
street in Mindelo, Sao Vicente, cultural capital of the Cape Verde islands Ref:MKCVC3091 |
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| Main resource of
Maio, poorest of the islands, is salt.Yet explorers came here too Ref:MKCVC3094 |  |