Slide ID
CV-85-064
_pkUnique ID
CV85064
Slide Date
1-1-1985
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Island
Boa Vista
Identifier
CV85064
Date
January 1985
Description
This photo is taken farther back towards the land portion of Praia Santa Monica. This beach, also known as Praia Curralinho is one of ten beaches on the island of Boa Vista. The beach itself is seldom used by people due to underpopulation and the desert area. Instead, the beach is a protected area for turtles laying their eggs. At the time of David Baxter's visit, it was a beach of some 12 miles in a virtual pristine condition.
Keywords
Praia Santa Monica, Boa Vista, beach, Praia Curralhino, turtles
Box
1
Folder
9
Recommended Citation
Baxter, David, "Praia Santa Monica (4 of 5)" (1985). David Baxter papers: Cape Verde photographs. 662.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/baxter_gallery/662
Keywords
Praia Santa Monica, Boa Vista, beach, Praia Curralhino, turtles
Notes
Notes by David Baxter Irwin, Aisling and Wilson, Colum. Cape Verde Islands: The Brandt Travel Guide. (Guilford, 2001) pp. 109 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praia_de_Santa_M%C3%B3nica Retrieved 28 February 2013