The uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; Cape Verde subsequently became a trading center for African slaves and later an important coaling and resupply stop for whaling and transatlantic shipping. Following independence in 1975, and a tentative interest in unification with Guinea-Bissau, a one-party system was established and maintained until multi-party elections were held in 1990. Cape Verde continues to exhibit one of Africa's most stable democratic governments. Repeated droughts during the second half of the 20th century caused significant hardship and prompted heavy emigration. As a result, Cape Verde's expatriate population is greater than its domestic one. Most Cape Verdeans have both African and Portuguese antecedents.
Understand Cape Verde (pop. 480.000) is located 500 km from the west coast of Africa. The once uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; they subsequently became a trading center for African slaves and later an important coaling and re-supply stop for whaling and transatlantic shipping. Independence was achieved in 1975.
Most Cape Verdeans have both African and Portuguese antecedents.
Climate Cape Verde’s climate is temperate, with a warm, dry summer. Precipitation is meager and very erratic.
Holidays The national holiday is the 5th of July, Independence Day.
Eat
Lagostada – a lobster dish
Cachupa - delicious bean dish, often served for breakfast
Tosta mista - common toasted ham and cheese sandwich
European food is common on all the islands. Italian is especially popular on Sal. Not very many options for vegetarians
Hi have an Alpha Diving custom BCD for sale. Never used. I had it made, and
then I perforated my ear drum on a cray dive. It has a stainless back plate,
intergrated weights and mask pockets. It comes ...
Steel scuba dive tank.
Cylinder, boot, tank mesh and valve cap all included.
Specification ASI 777.
Filling pressure 24 MPa
Test pressure 36Mpa.
The tank was hydrostatically tested and filled by Perth...
Tusa Imprex Regulator.
First and second stage.
Everything in A1 condition.
The Reg was serviced by Perth Dive Academy on March 6th and has not been
used since.
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Tusa X-Pert BCD.
Medium size. Chest 90-100cm.
Has pockets for storage.
A1 condition.
The BCD was serviced by Perth Dive Academy on March 6th and has not been
used since.
See Ebay for more details.
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Desperately trying to sell mine
want reasonablemoney for it
cost $1700
fits person 5'7" 70-85 kgs
Apollo
with all its hoses etc internal braces
Chris
[email]beckys7@bigpond.net.au[/email]
For sale: Canon Powershot A60.
+ WP-DC700 underwater Housing rated to 40m.
+ manual, software, cable and accessories.
in perfect condition,
Take fantastic photos.
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