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  • Man seated on the main square garden ornated by staues and a music stand in Ilha de Mozambique
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  • Ilha de Mozambique fishing harbour seen through the windows of the Great Mosque minaret.
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  • Aerial view of Nacalas coast, near Ilha de Mozambique. This coast boasts endless empty beaches and pristine landscape
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  • Fishermen arriving at the beach that serves as Ilha de Mozambique fishing harbour
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  • People catching clams and mussels during low tide in Ilha de Mozambique
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  • With its vast sand extension, Ponta Preta beach can be seen from the plane when approaching the small airport. This beach is close to Vila do Maio (Maio Village) but locals always warn tourists about the dangerous stream.
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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 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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  • 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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  • 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 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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  • 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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  • Vila do Maio beach located  just in front of the capital village 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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  • Man on the post office window in Vila do Maio (Maio's Village).  Most of the facades are painted with bright colors.
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  • Boy walking in front of a kindergarden in Vila do Maio (Maio's village). 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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  • Vila do Maio beach located  just in front of the capital village is the most accessible and, at the sime time, the most famous postcard image from Maio island. Turquoise water and yellow sand are important atributes to make Maio island a tourist destination for the years to come.
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  • Tamarindo beach, on the north coast of Sao Tome island.
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  • Fishermen arriving seen through one of the Great Mosque windows in Ilha de Mozambique
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  • Old canons are part of what is left inside San Sebastian Fortress in Ilha de Mozambique
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  • Aerial view of Ilha de Mozambique. The island has about two and a half kilometers lenght and six hundred meters wide. The northern part is where the portuguese colonial buildings are and it's called Stone City. The central and south part of the island is the Macuti Town, the area where most of the people lives.
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  • Fisherman negotiate and carry the product of a day work, in the beach that serves as Ilha de Mozambique fishing harbour
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  • Young basket carrier pictured in the beach that serves as Ilha de Mozambique fishing harbour.
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  • Fisherman leaves behind Saint Sebastian Fortress in Ilha de Mozambique / On the left side is seen Our Lady of the Bastion Church, the oldest european builiding in South Hemisphere
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  • Colonial portuguese standard in Ilha de Mozambique. This standard was built in the 20th century in the fascist New State style that dominated portuguese architecture during dictatorship
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  • Fisherman compose nets near Saint Anthony Chapel in Ilha de Mozambique
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  • Boy catching clams and mussels during low tide in Ilha de Mozambique
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  • With its vast sand extension, Ponta Preta beach can be seen from the plane when approaching the small airport. This beach is close to Vila do Maio (Maio Village) but locals always warn tourists about the dangerous stream.
    h_00001142.jpg
  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Goats are the animals who most easily adapt to the rocky and dry Maio island and can be seen throughout the island.
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  • On a wood hoven the baker Afonso makes bread to sell in Vila do Maio (Maio Village).
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  • By the end of the end of the day people come to the seaside street to watch the sunset.
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  • By the end of the end of the day people come to the seaside street to watch the sunset. That is also the time for lovers.
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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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  • 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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  • Vila do Maio (Maio's Village) church. Most of Cape Verdeans are catholics.
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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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  • Shy girl still wet from swimming 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,  most famous postcard image from Maio island. Fishing boats go out every day from the traditional pier.
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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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  • Children on Vila do Maio (Maio's Village)streets, playing with improvised Carnival masks.
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  • The surrounding view from  Pico mountain's summit includes a view from the dormant volcano crater. Usually is where people mount their tents . Just up the crater wall  Atlantic ocean  can be seen in this picture.
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