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Cape Verde, Porto Grande

Beaches are beautiful but deserted in November with the lighthouse island in the distance.
A sign board of Amileer Lopez Cabral. More about him and his history to the Cape Verde Islands in our next stop.
Cape Verde became economically prosperous during the 16th and 17th centuries, attracting merchants, privateers, and pirates. It declined economically in the 19th century after the suppression of the Atlantic slave trade, and many of its inhabitants emigrated during that period.
Dom Luis Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the island of Dos Pássaros, Two Passengers 2 1/4 miles off the coast of the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. It lies at the entrance to the Porto Grande Bay. The lighthouse sits atop the highest point of the islet, and is connected to the keepers house halfway down the slope by a stairway. The lighthouse was built around 1882, and was named after king Luís I of Portugal. It is a white hexagonal tower with a small lantern, total height 15 feet. Its focal height is 258 feet, and its range is 16 miles.
On 30 June 1975, Cape Verdeans elected a National Assembly which received the instruments of independence from Portugal on 5 July 1975.
Since the early 1990s, Cape Verde has been a stable representative democracy and has remained one of the most developed and democratic countries in Africa. Lacking natural resources, its developing economy is mostly service-oriented, with a growing focus on tourism and foreign investment.Its population is mostly of mixed African and a minor European heritage, and predominantly Roman Catholic, reflecting the legacy of Portuguese rule.
Departing Mindelo harbor, Cape Verde for our next stop in two days in Praia, Santiago, Cape Verde.

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