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	Lajes do Pico: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Lajes do Picois both a parish and a district in southern part of the Azores (Azores: Islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal).
		Calheta de Nesquim (Calheta de Nesquim: calheta de nesquim is a parish in the district of lajes do pico in the azores....
		Ribeiras (Ribeiras: ribeiras is a parish in the district of lajes do pico in the azores....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/lajes_do_pico (371 words)

	Piedade (Lajes do Pico) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Piedade is a parish in the district of Lajes do Pico in the Azores.
		The population in 2001 was 902, giving it a population density of 69.7 persons/km² as its area is 12.94km².
		It is the densest parish in Lajes do Pico.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Piedade_(Lajes_do_Pico) (87 words)

	Pico Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		IPA /'i.ʎɐ du 'pi.ku/) is an island of the Azores noted for its eponymous volcano, Ponta de Pico (Pico Alto), which is the highest mountain of Portugal and also the highest elevation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
		The main settlements are the capital Madalena, São Roque do Pico and Lajes do Pico, the total population is around 15,000.
		The volcano is in the south-west of the island, at 38.47 N, 28.40 W. It is a basaltic stratocone 2,350 m high with steep sides.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pico_Island (274 words)

	Bills Geneology Site - ANC09 - Generated by Ancestral Quest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Felipe CARDOSO was born 1699 in Lajes do Pico, Pico, Azores.
		Joanna Maria was born 1760 in Lajes do Pico, Pico, Azores.
		Maria Theresa GARCIA was born 1702 in Lajes do Pico, Pico, Azores.
	home.comcast.net /~fialho/ANC09.HTM (323 words)

	Portugal Travel Guide
		The settlement of Pico started in the year 1460 at Lajes, a small place located on the island’s south coast.
		Pico’s first church, the Ermida de São Pedro, dates back to the 15th century and is typical of the stark white and fl-edged buildings that predominate the island.
		Dominating the scenery, Pico’s 2,319-metre-high mountain is in fact the top of the world’s biggest mountain range known as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, measuring 16,100 km long and 805 km wide.
	www.portugaltravelguide.com /en/lajes_do_pico.htm (219 words)

	Lages do Pico (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Located in Pico Island from the westernmost part of “Baía das Lajes do Pico” (38º 24.7’N; 28º 17.6’W) to “Ponta da Queimada” (38º 23.2’N; 28º 13.4’W).
		The sheltered bay is confined by the deep-water habitats typical of the steep south coast of Pico.
		The Pico island is served by regular flights and daily maritime connections with Faial island.
	www.horta.uac.pt /SCUBAZORES/Pico/lpi_temp1.htm (230 words)

	Pico Azores
		Pico, is probably the most impressive of the Azores Islands if you arrive from the sea.
		At Lajes do Pico, site of an ancient whale factory, there are many traces of this old activity that was finally banned in 1980.
		I was not able to climb Pico by reason of bad weather but I reached the top of the road with the car (over 1.500 meters), there is a superb view also from here.
	www.geocities.com /TheTropics/Resort/6756/islands/Azores/Pico.htm (631 words)

	Picoazores.com - English Version - Lajes do Pico Village and parish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The first colonists of Pico Island settled in Lajes do Pico, the Island’s oldest municipality, where Fernão Álvares Evangelho docked with his dog and remained on his own on the island for a very long time, as a tempest forced the caravels to return to sea.
		The capital of the municipality of Lajes do Pico is the city with the same name, which includes Matriz da Santíssima Trindade parish.
		Located on the island’s central plateau, Lagoa do Paul is part of a nucleus of small lagoons surrounded by primitive vegetation of Pico Island.
	www.picoazores.com /english/pico_island/parish/lajes_concelho.php (777 words)

	The Omega Universe presents - Omega's Pico Web Page
		"I was born on the Island of Pico in a hospital in Cais do Pico.
		The villages in the south of Pico are the oldest ones.
		Pico is an island that is experiencing economic development, made possible by the building of new ports and the airport, which was recently opened.
	www.pathcom.com /~omega/pico.html (5412 words)

	2ª Bienal das Baleias dos Açores (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Was Clinical Director of the District Hospital of Lajes do Pico and Health Authority for the same district.
		Was a Member of Parliament and Regional Member for the Pico Circle in the Regional Legislative Assembly.
		Was the Co-ordinator of the I Biennial on Whales that was held in Lajes do Pico in October 1998.
	www.virtualazores.com /baleias/en/oradores/simas_c.html (109 words)

	Malcolm Museo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Pico, in the central group at 380N, 280W is 11x25 miles with a mountain 2351m high at one end.
		Lajes do Pico, on the South side of Pico, has a museum about the whalers and their capture techniques and Sao Roque, on the North side of Pico, has a museum on the method of extraction of the commercial products of the sperm whale.
		It is fitting that we have now built a display on the South side at Sao Joao entirely devoted to the biology of the sperm whale and its principal food, the deep sea squids.
	www.bienal-baleias.org /malcolm/azorespico.php (142 words)

	Azores 1998
		Sanderling (Calidris alba) - 2 or 3 at Madalena on 5th and 6th, 1 at São Roque do Pico on 5th, 2 at porto Pim, Faial on 7th, 50+ at Cabo da Praia on 8th and 9th (the most numerous wader there); 9 at Ponta Delgada harbour on 11th.
		Dunlin (Calidris alpina) - Singles at Lajes do Pico on 6th, at Cabo da Praia on 9th and at Mosteiros on 11th.
		1 seen at Faial on 4th, 1 at Pico on 5th, 2 at Pico on 6th, 3-4 near Algar do Carvão, Terceira on 9th and 1-2 at Serra da Tronqueira, São Miguel on 10th.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/tripreports/Azores98.html (1040 words)

	Whales and dolphins of the Azores
		Lajes do Pico, situated on Pico island, seems to be the major whale-watching centre.
		The oldest and biggest whale-watching enterprise is Espaço Talassa, that conducts several tours daily, starting from Lajes do Pico.
		Another Pico tour operator is Aqua Açores; their tours start from Lajes do Pico and from Madalena.
	www.freeweb.hu /arnys/whale/azores.htm (539 words)

	Birdwatching Trip Report from The Azores
		Birds do not seem to be affected by the change in water levels and, except for Whimbrels, do not seem to leave the quarry unless disturbed.
		Pi 1 at Lagoa do Capitao on 6th and 8th, 1 at Lagoa do Caiado on 6th-8th, 3 at Lajes do Pico on 6th increasing to 9 by 9th, 1 at Lagoa do Rosada on 8th, 1 at Madalena harbour on 9th
		Pi Common; roosts on cliffs at Lajes do Pico and in trees at Madalena.
	www.birdtours.co.uk /tripreports/azores/az1/az-oct-03.htm (2976 words)

	ARCHIPELAGOES - Azores - Ilha Pico
		Visiting Pico is like entering a world in miniature built up over centuries by whalers, farmers and fishermen.
		That is what Pico is like: a mountain that suddenly rises upon the horizon of the sea.
		If you plan to visit Pico, and want to rent a car, it is recommend that you contact to a car rental company in Horta.
	www.archipelago.nu /SKARGARD/ENGELSKA/AZORES/pico.htm (252 words)

	PICO-FORMAGGIO.IT
		Queijo do Pico can only be produced in authorised processing facilities located in Ilha do Pico processing milk from the region's dairy cows reared according to the open-herding system and grazed on natural or improved pastures where the main grasses are Italian rye-grass, cocksfoot, clover, wild mint, dock, ferns and mock orange.
		From time immemorial, Ilha do Pico has demonstrated a significant dairy livestock production capacity, one of the pillars of the fragile local economy.
		The first written references to the production of Queijo do Pico date from 1867 and 1877 and in both cases they bear witness to the economic importance and long-standing production of this cheese.
	www.formaggio.it /portogallo/picoE.htm (494 words)

	Islands.com \| Azores
		In the 1800s, the island of Pico was a familiar port of call for Nantucket whalers, a remote Atlantic island famed in both America and Europe for its fine verdelho wine, and considered perhaps the loveliest of the Azores.
		Pico, named for its 7,700-foot high volcano (yes, you can climb it with a guide) was first settled in the mid-1400s, but it isn’t totally wrapped up in the past:Active visitors can spend their days diving, hiking, sailing, deep-sea fishing, and whale watching.
		CULTURE Festivals are a way of life in the Azores, from a Semana dos Baleeriros (whaler’s week) in Lajes do Pico and wine festivals to religious processions, some of which can trace their roots back to medieval times.
	www.islands.com /azores (507 words)

	Pico
		The nature of Pico is dominated by the volcano Pico.
		In the towns of Lajes, there is a whale hunting museum, and at Sao Roche there is a whale factory museum which
		Pico is well known for its fine wine production.
	www.azores.dk /Epico.htm (337 words)

	Bills Geneology Site - ANC04 - Generated by Ancestral Quest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Marianna THOMASIA was born 15 Mar 1817 in Salao, Faial, Azores, Portugal.
		Francisco DE SIMAS was born 11 Jul 1820 in Lajes do Pico, Pico, Azores, Portugal.
		Maria Rita Coracao PEREIRA was born 21 Oct 1845 in Lajes do Pico, Pico, Azores, Portugal.
	fialho.home.comcast.net /ANC04.HTM (288 words)

	Whale Watching (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		One of the main whaling stations in the Azores was at Lajes on Pico Island.
		The lookout point at Queimada was once used to locate and direct boats to the whales in order to hunt and kill them, now it is used to find them in order to photograph, study them or just view them.
		On Pico it is also possible to organise dolphin watching trips and for good swimmers swimming with dolphins.
	www.ewpnet.com /azores/whale-watching.htm (377 words)

	Pico / Ilha do Pico, Portugal
		Pico, the most southerly island in the central group of the Azores, lies east of Faial and southwest of Sao Jorge, from which it is separated by the 18km/11mi wide Canal de Sao Jorge.
		The rugged and mountainous island of Pico, 48km/30mi long and up to 15km/9mi wide, with an area of 433sq.km/167sq.mi, rises at its western end to the prominent Pico Alto (2,351m/7,714ft), the highest peak not only in the Azores but in the whole of Portugal.
		The highest point in the eastern half of the island is the Pico Topo (1,633m/5,358ft).
	www.planetware.com /portugal/pico-ilha-do-pico-p-azo-pico.htm (202 words)

	Descendants of Francisco Machado Ávila (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		was born September 18, 1915 in Lages do Pico Acores.
		She was born August 12, 1914 in Santa Cruz do Pico Acores, and died June 28, 1982 in Lajes do Pico Acores.
		) was born December 20, 1956 in Lajes do Pico Acores.
	home.comcast.net /~manuel.simoes/avila.htm (631 words)

	Sunvil - whale watching Azores (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The main aim of the project is to study and protect the marine environment and help educate the public about these magnificent mammals.
		These boats have been carefully chosen to allow safe and fast access to the whales and dolphins and they do not disturb the mammals.
		This small, family-run pension is located in the centre of Lajes do Pico village just 2-minutes walk from the harbour and the whaling museum.
	www.sunvil.co.uk /sunvil/home/destinations/the_azores/pico/activites_in_pico.asp (460 words)

	Portugal > Travel > Azores > Ilha do Pico > Ilha do Pico
		This island is 42 kilometres long and 15 kilometres wide with a population of 15.500, dominated by its mountain Pico that rises majestically to a height of 2.351 meters above sea level.
		Two places are devoted to the history of Whale Hunting, the Museu dos Baleeiros at Lajes do Pico where examples of the boats and equipment are well recorded.
		From this town visitors can enrol in a "whale watching" 3-hour trips where they are taken in groups by boat to view the now free whale life in its natural role.
	www.portugal-info.net /azores/pico.htm (388 words)

	Sunvil
		It is a 45-minute drive (35km) to the whale watching base and whaler’s museum in Lajes do Pico.
		Pico, like all the islands, is well suited to walking holidays.
		Please note that the pace of life on the island is relatively slow and the service at the hotel often erratic.
	www.sunvil.com /sunvil/home/destinations/the_azores/pico/properties/Hotel_Pico.asp (164 words)

	Worldisround - Pico island Azores - Portugal photos
		As for Pico, I feel so priviledged that I had the good luck of being born there.
		I only hope these parasidiac islands are not spoiled by the hordes of tourists - especially those from the mainland who have very poor habits with respect to keeping the environment clean, and who, unfortunately, are the majority of those who visit the islands.
		Pico is the most beautiful place I've ever seen and it's where my parents were born.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/3493 (789 words)

	Open Directory - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Casa do Oleiro - House to rent for holidays on Pico with sea views and pool.
		Cazas do Pico - Holiday accommodation offered in several houses on Pico Island in the Azores, from cottages to a 17th-century manor house.
		Pico Villa - A private villa for rent with a view of the Atlantic Ocean, Faial Island, and Pico Mountain.
	n-tier.com /Dir/dir.asp?cat=/Regional/Europe/Portugal/Azores/Pico (499 words)

	Concelho de Lajes do Pico
		in the Concelho of Lajes do Pico (parish unknown):
		I do not know if this is the village that he was born in but I do know that he inherited some land right in this village from his father, or step-father.
		From: S.Roque (Santo Antonio, Cais do Pico): da Silva, Tomas, Cabral, Moniz and Lajes: Machado
	www.dholmes.com /master-list/azores/lajes-pico.html (3075 words)

	Department of Sociology and Anthropology - Full Time Faculty: David Howes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		My dissertation scrutinized the unfolding of patterns of environmental thinking and action in the village of Lajes do Pico in the context of transformations from whale hunting to whale watching.
		Analyzing whalers' perceptions of the environment engendered through practical engagement with the oceanic surroundings of Lajes, I revealed an interaction between human environmental relations and the emergence of whalers' ecological knowledge through time.
		Dynamic Intersections of Relational Ontologies and Objectified Identities: The Whalers' Ritual in Lajes do Pico.
	artsandscience.concordia.ca /socanth/cv_nevesgraca.html (790 words)

	Manuel Francisco Abreu, Ancestors
		She was born July 18, 1874 in Terra, outside Lajes do Pico, Pico island, Azores, Portugal, and died December 5, 1932 in Colusa, Colusa county, California.
		John Phillips, born, Manuel Felipe Cardoso, near the town of Terra, outside of Lajes, island of Pico, Azores, 4th of 9 children born to Felipe and Marian Cardosa.
		Maria dos Anjos reported to have hit Manuel Francisco her husband with a piece of firewood after he came home and reported that he had lost all of the crop money $600 gambling.
	home.earthlink.net /~abreu/AbrMF005.html (2548 words)

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