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Cape Verde - Maio Island

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  • Children swim and have fun in Vila do Maio beach. The beach is located  just in front of the capital village and is the most accessible and, at the sime time, the most famous postcard image from Maio island. Fishing boats go out every day from the traditional pier. Turquoise water and yellow sand are important atributes to make Maio island a tourist destination for the years to come.
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  • Ribeira de Dom Joao beach is one of the many secluded beaches in Maio island. Accessible only in a four-wheel-drive or by walking, the beach is divided in two bays with emerald water and yellow sand.
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  • Young people playing football in Vila do Maio beach. The beach is located  just in front of the capital village and is the most accessible and, at the sime time, the most famous postcard image from Maio island. Still little known to tourists, the island can become has great touristical potential with its pristine yellow sand beaches and turquoise water.
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  • Some children play on the main street of Barranco Velho where there are some examples of simple popular architecture. As in most of Cape Verde archipelago, facades are colorfully painted.
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  • Children on Vila do Maio (Maio's Village)streets, playing with improvised Carnival masks.
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  • The dunes in the northern part of Maio island form a delicate ecosystem. Praia Real (Royal beach) is said to be a shark dormitory.
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  • Girl  on Vila do Maio beach. This beach is  located  just in front of the capital village and is the most accessible and, at the sime time, the most famous postcard image from Maio island. Fishing boats go out every day from the traditional pier. Turquoise water and yellow sand are important atributes to make Maio island a tourist destination for the years to come.
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  • Young women walking on Vila do Maio (Maio's Village) narrow streets. Usually buidings are colourfully painted and people are very friendly to visitors. Maio island has about 7.000 inhabitants and is one of the less-known Cape Verdean islands.
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  • Children playing football on Vila do Maio (Maio's Village) streets. Cape Verde population is very young and the country is known for the good use of international aid, specially in sending its students  abroad on scholarship programs.
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  • The roads in Maio Island are most of them unpaved.  The few paved ones are made of stone . The dryness is one of the most important problems in the archipelago and  for a flat island like Maio the lack of water is even more importante as there are almost no mountains to retain the water from the clouds.
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  • A woman and a small boy on a street in Vila do Maio (Maio Village). Inside the van a political banner from Carlos Veiga,  the presidential candidate who lose the election for the second time.
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  • Girls treating their hair on the main street of Barranco Velho where there are some examples of simple popular architecture. As in most of Cape Verde archipelago, facades are colorfully painted.
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  • Ribeira de Dom Joao beach is one of the many secluded beaches in Maio island. Accessible only in a four-wheel-drive or by walking, the beach is divided in two bays with emerald water and yellow sand.
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  • The dryness is one of the most important problems in Cape Verde archipelago and  for a flat island like Maio the lack of water is even more important as there are almost no mountains to retain the water from the clouds. Maio is an arid island so agriculture does not have many chances.
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  • The dryness is one of the most important problems in the archipelago and  for a flat island like Maio the lack of water is even more important as there are almost no mountains to retain the water from the clouds. Maio is an arid island so agriculture does not have many chances. Goats are the animals who most easily adapt to the rocky and dry Maio island and can be seen throughout the island. The Sahara wind brings sand in some seasons of the year.
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  • As in most of Cape verde archipelago people are very friendly and always available to help. With a circular stone road, the island has many unpaved paths that can difficult an outsider to move around without getting lost sometimes.
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  • The fishing village of Calheta has a bay where fisherman keep their boats. The village has also some fine examples of simple popular architecture with colorfully painted houses.
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