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Month: January 2018

Information Tourism

Cape Verde or Cabo Verde

On 27th November 2013, the Embassy of Cape Verde wrote a diplomatic communication requesting that the United States Government and United Nations change the name of the country from ‘Cape Verde’ to ‘Cabo Verde’. The US Board on Geographic Names approved the change on 9th December 2013. So, we should all be saying and writing […]

Posted on January 31, 2018September 21, 2021 Author Tud Dret Comment(0)
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Santa Maria Free WiFi And Internet Access

Most hotels will provide Internet access for their guests. It will be outside of the scope of this document to list them all. Most bars and restaurants will offer WiFi to their patrons and will vary between an ever lasting WiFi code or a session connection, typically lasting an hour. You will need to ask […]

Posted on January 31, 2018September 21, 2021 Author Tud Dret Comment(0)
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Food Shopping And Provisions

There are a myriad of grocery shops around Santa Maria. So if you are travelling independently of a tour operator you will not be stuck. Most are run by Cape Verdeans or Chinese and are quite small with basic, yet limited supplies. There are also larger ‘Lojo Chinese’ outlets that hold a wider range of […]

Posted on January 31, 2018September 21, 2021 Author Tud Dret Comment(0)
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Travelling Around The Cape Verde Archipelago

This is a logistically challenging island nation. Most of the transportation between islands is done by plane but is costly. There are regular flights to and from the major islands (Santiago, Sal and São Vicente), with less frequent flights to most of the other islands. Of all the islands, only Santo Antão and Brava lack […]

Posted on January 22, 2018September 21, 2021 Author Tud Dret Comment(0)
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Local Man Nuno Silva Killed In Santa Maria Shooting

[21st January 2018] Reports are limited in detail, but sources on the island if Sal, Cape Verde are confirming the fatal shooting of Nuno Silva on the afternoon of last Wednesday 17th January 2018. Friends of the deceased are paying tribute on social media to the Académico do Sal football player and popular young man […]

Posted on January 21, 2018January 22, 2018 Author Tud Dret Comment(0)
Controversy Prostitution Sal

Sex Tourism & Prostitution

Engaging in sex tourism, women from the African coast working as prostitutes are prevalent no the evening street,. Cape Verdean women go to discos, restaurants and live with foreigners. It’s hard to tell if a relationship is one of prostitution or not

Posted on January 19, 2018January 19, 2018 Author Tud Dret Comment(0)

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