 Cape Verde Travel Guide
Crater of Pico de Fogo, Cape Verde
Author: Kogo (GNU Free Documentation License)
Cape Verde is an island nation in the central Atlantic Ocean. Comprising an archipelago of some 10 islands, the Republic of Cape Verde is about 540 km from the coast of Western Africa. The islands have a total area of 4,033 sq km (1,557 sq mi). The capital and biggest city is Praia.
Guide to Cape Verde Hotels
Here's a list of hotels in Cape Verde that you can book online, listed by city, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.
More on Cape Verde
Cape Verde has a population of about 570,000 (2011 estimate). Its official language is Portuguese, although the population mostly speak Cape Verdean Creole. The country observes Cape Verde Time, which is one hour behind Coordinated Universal Time. Traffic moves on the right side of the road here. The phone IDD code is +238. Electricity is 220V 50Hz using European sockets.
Steep coast near Forminguinhas, Santo Antão, Cape Verde
Author: Kogo (GNU Free Documentation License)
The official currency of Cape Verde is the Cape Verdean escudo (CVE). In 2009, Cape Verde had a nominal GDP of $1.768 and a per capita nominal GDP of $3,444. The per capita GDP at purchasing power parity was $3,587.
Cape Verde was uninhabited when Italian and Portuguese navigators discovered it in 1456. According to the Portuguese, the islands were first discovered by Genoese-born Antonio de Noi, who was later made the governor of Cape Verde by King Afonso V of Portugal. Portuguese settlers began arriving in newly established Santiago in 1462.
Aqueduto Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde
Author: CorreiaPM (public domain)
In the 16th century Cape Verde became a thriving slave port. It was occasionally ransacked by pirates, particularly in the 18th century. That, along with the decline in slave trade, brought an end to the islands' early prosperity.
In an attempt to suppress nationalism, the Portuguese elevated Cape Verde from colony to an oversea province of Portugal in 1951. A group of Cape Verdeans and Guineans formed an armed rebellion group called PAIGC (Partido Africano da Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde) which waged a guerilla warfare against the Portuguese authorities. This led to the independence of Cape Verde from Portugal on 5 July, 1975. Originally a single-party state, Cape Verde had its first multi-party elections in 1991.
Brava, Cape Verde
Author: Holger Reineccius (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)
Planning your visit to Cape Verde
Most visitors require a visa. You are expected to have one done if there is a Cape Verde embassy in your country. Otherwise a visa-upon-arrival can be purchased.
Cape Verde gets international flights connecting it mostly with destinations in Europe and Africa. Four of its major islands have international airports.
The Cheerful Traveler
Something to cheer up your trip.
You know you're old when you can't tell a rocking chair from a roller coaster.
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