Village of the Mountains

Creator

David Baxter

Slide ID

CV-81-143

_pkUnique ID

CV81143

Slide Date

1981

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Island

Santo Antoão

Identifier

CV81143

City / Village

Ribeira de Paùl

Date

1981

Description

Another example of terraced landscapes. The terracing is a means of soil conservation since the island has relatively low rainfall. Here you can see how poor the peoples of the island are with the clothes spread out on rocks to dry.

Keywords

Terracing; soil conservation; poverty;

Notes

Bossu-Picat, Christian. (1986). Cabo Verde. Paris: Delroisse. pp. 72, 84

Copyright

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Box

1

Folder

5

Image Dimensions

5291x3492

Software

VueScan

Date Time Scanned

31-8-2010 12:00 AM

Color Space

RGB

File Size

2.8 MB

Document Type

Image

Recommended Citation

Baxter, David, "Village of the Mountains" (1981). David Baxter papers: Cape Verde photographs. 356.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/baxter_gallery/356

Province or Jurisdiction

Paùl