Slide ID
CV-80-062
_pkUnique ID
CV80062
Slide Date
1980
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Island
São Vicente
Identifier
CV80062
City / Village
Calhau
Date
1980
Description
This dirt road connects Mindelo to Calhau, the travel time between the two is about twenty five minutes by automobile. The Brandt Travel Guide describes the road as a 'tour through all the ecological problems facing both the island and Cape Verde as a whole." The road follows the Ribeira do Calhau, a 15 km stream that is almost entirely dry, excepting rainy days.
Keywords
transportation; dirt road; mountain; Ribeira Calhau; roads; mountain;
Box
1
Folder
1
Image Dimensions
3479x5229
Software
VueScan
Date Time Scanned
3-8-2010 12:00 AM
Color Space
RGB
File Size
1.9 MB
Document Type
Image
Recommended Citation
Baxter, David, "Road to Calhua" (1980). David Baxter papers: Cape Verde photographs. 57.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/baxter_gallery/57
Province or Jurisdiction
São Vicente
Keywords
transportation; dirt road; mountain; Ribeira Calhau; roads; mountain;
Notes
Irwin, Aisling and Wilson, Colum. Cape Verde Islands: The Bradt Travel Guide. (Guilford, 2001). pp. 211
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribeira_do_Calhau
Retrieved 30 July 2012