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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Boa Vista, Cape Verde
		Boa Vista is a desert island in the Barlaventos archipelago of Cape Verde.
		Cape Verde (republic), republic comprising the Cape Verde Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, due west of the westernmost point of Africa, Cape Verde.
		Cape Verde is attempting to capitalize on its strategic location at the crossroads of mid-Atlantic air and sea lanes by expanding, with the assistance of foreign aid, airports, and port facilities.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Boa-Vista,-Cape-Verde (564 words)

	Boa Vista, Cape Verde \| Cabo Verde Area Information.
		The name Boa Vista means “good view” and it is the most eastern island of Cape Verde and the one nearest to the African Continent which is 455km to the west.
		Boa Vista was discovered on the 3rd of May, 1480, after the islands of Maio, Santiago and Fogo, and was first named S.Cristovao.
		The name Boa Vista has its origin in the exclamation "Captain, good sight (boa vista)", instead of the traditional "Land at sight", due to the joy of a sailor in the dormer window of a sailing vessel which faced a fearful tempest.
	www.propertyshowrooms.com /capeverde/guide/cape-verde-boa-vista-area-information.asp (1454 words)

	Profile - Cape Verde
		Cape Verde (republic), republic comprising the Cape Verde Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, due west of the westernmost point of Africa, Cape Verde.
		Cape Verde is located in the midst of rich fishing grounds, although the industry has yet to develop to its potential.
		Cape Verde is attempting to capitalize on its strategic location at the crossroads of mid-Atlantic air and sea lanes by expanding, with the assistance of foreign aid, airports, and port facilities.
	www.inadev.org /profile_-_cape_verde.htm (1433 words)

	Cape Verde. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Cape Verde’s islands fall into two main groups—the Barlavento, or Windward, in the north, which include Santo Antão, São Vicente, Santa Luzia, São Nicolau, Boa Vista, and Sal, and the Sotavento, or Leeward, in the south, which include São Tiago (c.600 sq mi/1,550 sq km, the largest island), Fogo, Maio, and Brava.
		Cape Verde is a multiparty democracy governed under the constitution of 1992.
		Cape Verde was discovered in 1456 by Luigi da Cadamosto, a navigator in the service of Portugal.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ca/CapeVerd.html (938 words)

	Cape Verde (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Cape Verde is a country composed of Islands located in the Atlantic Ocean.
		Cape Verde itself has a large diaspora throughout the world which is over 500 years old.
		Santiago is the lagest Island in Cape Verde.
	www.cvsa.neu.edu /capeverde.htm (951 words)

	Property for sale in Cape Verde - Cape Verde properties
		Cape Verde (or Cabo Verde to the locals) has a warm temperate climate, and beaches are comparable to any of those found in the Caribbean, one of the main reasons why people are starting to look at the property investment opportunities that the Cape Verde islands offer.
		The Cape Verde islands are basically split into two groups: the north islands of Sal, Boa Vista, Santa Antao, Sao Vicente, Sao Nicolau and Santa Luzia are collectively known as Barlavento (Windward), while Sotavento (Leeward) gathers the south islands of Maio, Fogo, Brava and Santiago (or Sao Tiago, site of the Cape Verde capital Praia).
		Buying a property in Cape Verde represents the chance for an extraordinary new life in the sun, whether it be with a view to rental or as a holiday home.
	www.escapetospain.co.uk /area_info/cape_verde.aspx (994 words)

	Cape Verde Islands
		Cape Verde is an archipelago located off the most westernmost point of the African continental coast.
		The island of Santiago is the largest in the Cape Verde archipelago.
		Boa Vista is best known for its clean, unspoiled beaches that resemble a tourist's paradise.
	www.buyincapeverde.com /Cape_Verde_Islands/Cape_Verde_Islands.html (422 words)

	Cape Verde
		Language and Education: Although Crioulo is the national language of Cape Verde and is spoken by the majority of society, it is not officially used in educational settings.
		Many Cape Verdeans came to the U.S. to work and save money for 10 or more years before eventually moving back to Cape Verde and providing a better life for their family in their home country.
		Some Cape Verdeans speak Crioulo in many aspects of their lives (school, work, with family, friends, and so on). It is used in schools primarily in Crioulo/English bilingual classes and informally in mainstream classes and common areas to communicate with peers.
	www2.bc.edu /~brisk/capeverde.htm (1769 words)

	The Benoliel from Cabo Verde
		Esther and Abraham are buried in Boa Vista, Cabo Verde, in the Jewish cemetery, a seperate area of the local cemetery.
		Alexandre Benoliel de Carvalho, Married to Carlos Pinto Wahnon, born in Boa Vista in 1911 and died in Lisbon, Portugal in 1976.
		Augusto Benoliel de Carvalho, born in Boa Vista in 1901 and died in 1919, a victim of a pneumonia epidemic.
	www.saudades.org /ben.html (1638 words)

	Cape Verde
		Cape Verde is in Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal and south of the Canary Islands
		Cape Verde is compromised of 10 islands and five islets.
		The uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; Cape Verde subsequently became a trading center for African slaves and later an important coaling and resupply stop for whaling and transatlantic shipping.
	wwp.greenwich-mean-time.eu /time-zone/africa/cape-verde (438 words)

	Cape Verde
		Cape Verde enjoys a stable, democratic government with an elected president as head of state, a prime minister nominated by the National Assembly (the national legislative body) as head of government, and elected members of the unicameral National Assembly.
		Cape Verde, similar to Hawaii, is an archipelago of volcanic islands.
		Under the Cape Verdean penal and legal system, persons arrested may be held in detention for up to two years (and in some instances three years), depending on the alleged crime, before receiving a final judgment in their case.
	travel.state.gov /travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1083.html (2741 words)

	Boa Vista
		Boa Vista is home to some of the most dazzling beaches on the archipelago covering a staggering 55km.
		Boa Vista is quite literally covered in sand and many buildings have been completely absorbed leaving an endless blanket of sand.
		Boa Vista is thought to be third most important loggerhead nesting site in the world, with the favoured time of year for turtles to nest usually being during the months of June through to September.
	www.capeverdeexperience.com /docs/about_the_islands/discover_the_islands/boa_vista.aspx (421 words)

	Worldworx Travel - Safety - Africa - Cape Verde
		The Republic of Cape Verde consists of nine inhabited and several uninhabited volcanic islands off the western coast of Africa.
		Cape Verde International Airport is located on the island of Sal, 100 miles north of the capital.
		Cape Verdean law, seat belts must be worn at all times by the driver and the person seated in the front passenger seat.
	www.worldworx.tv /safety/africa/cape-verde/index.htm (1110 words)

	Boa Vista - Cape Verde
		Cape Verde, only slightly larger than Rhode Island, is an archipelago in the Atlantic 385 mi (500 km) west of Senegal.
		Unfortunately, consistent drought has ravaged Cape Verde for decades, and many of the residents have moved away as food shortages are commonplace.
		Three islands--Sal, Boa Vista, and Maio--generally are level and very dry.
	www.boavistacv.com /EngCapeVerde.htm (212 words)

	Cape Verde - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Sweet and sour upgrade: a stable political climate and sound economic policies have helped Cape Verde gain reclassification to the ranks of 'medium developed countries'.
		Cape Verde gets World Bank support for its Growth And Poverty Reduction Strategy.
		Africa's jewel in the Atlantic: Cape Verde, comprising a collection of small islands off the coast of Africa in the Atlantic, has been quietly but surely growing in prosperity and must now be ranked with Africa's other economically successful states.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-capev1erd.html (1166 words)

	Cape Verde Properties
		The Cape Verde archipelago was uninhabited until the Portuguese discovered the islands in 1456.
		The Cape Verde constitution–adopted in 1980 and revised in 1992, 1995, and 1999–forms the basis of government.
		Cape Verde’s strategic location at the crossroads of mid-Atlantic air and sea lanes has been enhanced by significant improvements at Mindelo’s harbor (Porto Grande) and at Sal’s international airport.
	capeverdeproperties.org (1851 words)

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		Oasis Village is a 248 property resort on the outskirts of Sal Rei, Boa Vista Island.
		Oasis Village, Sal Rei, Boa Vista, Cape Verde
		Boa Vista itself is predicted to be perhaps the next island to experience massive growth after the island of Sal, and its beaches are considered to be the best throughout the Cape Verde islands
	www.findaproperty.com /searchresults.aspx?edid=09&salerent=0&areaid=4609 (753 words)

	MTN 101:14-16 Incidental Capture of Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta caretta) on Boa Vista (Cape Verde Islands) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The marine shelf, whose limit is the 200 m isobath, is particularly extensive on the island of Boa Vista (Figure 1).
		All commercial trawling is strictly forbidden by the legislation of the Cape Verde Islands.
		On the 15th of June 2001 (at the beginning of the breeding season), a piece of a trawl net 20 m in length and 3 m in width was found on the shore of the island of Boa Vista (As Gatas Bay: 16º 12’ N — 22º 42’ W).
	www.seaturtle.org /mtn/archives/mtn101/mtn101p14.shtml (888 words)

	ENN: Environmental News Network [[Today's News Full Story ]]
		BOA VISTA, Cape Verde — Loggerhead turtles flock to Cape Verde's quiet, white beaches to lay their eggs but the tranquillity that draws them may be under threat as the West African islands try to lure more sun-seekers.
		"Cape Verde's biodiversity is of global importance as it includes many endemic species of plants, birds, insects as well as marine species," the report said.
		Cape Verde's coral reefs are among the world's most important and most threatened, and the islands' waters are also a feeding ground for humpback whales, WWF said in its report.
	enn.com /today.html?id=9170 (957 words)

	SouthCoastToday.com - Cape Verde seeks to help tourists and rare turtle coexist - October 01, 2006
		The number of tourists visiting Cape Verde has jumped from 67,000 in 2000 to 178,000 in 2004, with 60 percent of tourists coming from Italy, Germany and Portugal.
		With miles of unspoiled coastline itself and uninhabited beaches, Boa Vista has become a magnet for sun-seekers, and its popularity is expected to increase as the government plans to develop the area for tourism.
		Boa Vista has been designated as a future site for an international airport, and officials estimate that tourism development will increase the island's capacity to 30,000 beds within 20 years.
	www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/10-06/10-01-06/01local.htm (942 words)

	Cape Verde : Boa Vista, the sands island - Spectacular Views in Cape Verde pictures on Worldisround (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Boa Vista is also the poorest island of Cape Verde.
		Boa Vista had glorious times in the past and is a former harbour of main importance.
		Boa Vista, birth-place of Morna, a kind of Capeverdian music that manifests a discreet sadness due to dryness and dealing with daily life difficulties in general, is like a white mirage at the middle of Atlantic Ocean.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/6740/text.html (826 words)

	Ilha do Sal and Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands
		Palmeira on the Cape Verde island of Sal (Salt) has good holding, and the anchorage is close to the small town, with locations where the dinghy can be left on the beach or at the foot of the steps at the town dock (on a long painter).
		The Cape Verdes are part of West Africa, a former Portuguese colony where Portuguese is still the official language.
		The Cape Verdes has the highest standard of living in West Africa (damning with faint praise?) and we have found no problems, and the people are friendly (90 percent are Black, the rest of Portuguese extraction, and Christianity is the major religion).
	www.searoom.com /veleda/logsec09/veleda4-log39A.htm (2470 words)

	Boa Vista, Cape Verde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Boa Vista (Portuguese meaning "good view") is a desert island in the Barlaventos archipelago of Cape Verde and is also the easternmost.
		Its main town is Sal Rei, its ferry port and home to Boa Vista's airport on the northwest side of the island.
		Boa Vista has a school or a collegiate (colegio), the island has yet a middle or a high school, churches, beaches, a hotel, a port, and a square (praça).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boa_Vista,_Cape_Verde (308 words)

	Agents for Property in Cape Verde. Apartments and Villas for Sale in Cape Verde
		Property for sale in Cape Verde including Sal Island, Boa Vista Island, Maio Island and Santiago Island.
		Use our property search facility to browse our range of investment property for sale in the Cape Verde Islands including villas, apartments, townhouses and new developments.
		If you would like to arrange a trip to view property in Cape Verde, we can offer up to a Â£500 refund on your travel costs - click here for more details and to register your interest.
	www.escapes2.com /cape-verde (472 words)

	Boa Vista, Cape Verde - Definition, explanation
		The island is known for marine turtless and traditional music, as well as its ultramarathon and its sand dunes and beaches.
		Includes images from Santiago, Maio, Boa Vista, Fogo, and Sal.
		Car rental in Boa Vista and SÃ£o Vicente islands.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/b/bo/boa_vista__cape_verde.php (220 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		LOCATION and GEOGRAPHY: Cape Verde is an island group or archipelago of ten islands and five islets located in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Africa.
		The islands are of volcanic origin and except for the Boa Vista, Maio and Sal are mountainous with rugged cliffs and steep ravines.
		During the mid 1950's the African Party for the independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) fought to overthrow the Portuguese rule in both Cape Verde and Portuguese Guinea (Guinea-Bissau).
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/capeverd.htm (914 words)

	peopleandplanet.net > eco tourism > newsfile > turtles or tourists in cape verde isles?
		This strategy is starting to pay off as the number of tourists visiting Cape Verde has jumped from 67,000 in 2000 to 178,000 in 2004, with about 60 per cent of all visitors coming from Italy, Germany, and its former colonial ruler, Portugal.
		Nonetheless, Cape Verde still hosts a high degree of biodiversity, featuring many species of animals and plants that are found nowhere else.
		Hunting turtles in Cape Verde dates back as far as the 15th century, when European explorers reported that leprosy was being treated locally by a diet of turtle meat and by rubbing the affected areas with turtle blood.
	www.peopleandplanet.net /doc.php?id=2660 (1835 words)

	The Jews of Cape Verde (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Because of the poverty of the island, many people have emigrated and there are as many Cape Verdeans in the United States as in Cape Verde, mostly in southern New England.
		Other Cape Verdeans trace their ancestry to Jews or Marranos who fled or were expelled from Portugal over the centuries.
		Following Cape Verde's independence from Portugal almost 20 years ago, more Cape Verdeans are taking an interest in their history and ancestry.
	www.kulanu.org /cape-verde/verde.html (598 words)

	The Cape Verde Islands, Developments, Maio, Boa Vista, Brava, Sal, Fogo, Santiago, Santa Antao, Sao Nicolau, Sao ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		It is quite a barren island and is the flattest of all the Cape Verde islands.
		The Paradise Beach 4* resort is situated in the Bay of Algodoeiro on the island of Sal, Cape Verde.
		Escape to Cape Verde are working exclusively with the leading Italian developer ADA Services which belong to the Domina Group.
	thecapeverdeislands.com /Contents/ListDevelopments.asp?Sub_Menu_Id=240 (2397 words)

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