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unusual facts about Santiago Island



Achadinha de Baixo

Achadinha do Baixo (from Achada and -inha meaning little, Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Axtadinha du Baxu) is a village and a stream situated near the central part of Santiago Island in Cape Verde.

António de Noli

From 1462 to 1496, he founded and then was Captain of Ribeira Grande (modern-day Cidade Velha) at the southern end of Santiago Island.

Bourne's Heron

The only known breeding location of the heron is on Santiago Island, in the Ribeira Montagna village of Achada Banana, in a nesting colony in a pair of African mahogany trees.


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