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Fajã Dos Tijolos
The Fajã dos Tijolos (Portuguese for "debris field of the bricks") is a permanent debris field, built from the collapsing cliffs on the northern coast of the Freguesia (Portugal), civil parish of Ribeira Seca (Calheta), Ribeira Seca, in the Concelho, municipality of Calheta (Azores), Calheta, island of São Jorge Island, São Jorge, in the Portugal, Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Fajã dos Tijolos is located along a narrow trail that links Fajã do Belo and Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Cristo, but was also linked by a lagoon that connected the two fajãs. Owing to the geodynamic nature of the coast, the lagoon became divided in two and eventually dried-up. The residents of this fajã lived an isolated existence dedicated to agriculture and fishing, cultivating small vineyards, parcels with tarot, corn, greens, potatoes, onions, garlic and figs. Until it dried-up, the small lagoon permitted small fishing, while fisherman took their boats to the waters edge at the local boat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Jorge Island
São Jorge () is an island in the central group of the Azores archipelago and part of the autonomous region of Portugal. Separated from its nearest neighbours (Pico and Faial islands) by the Pico-São Jorge Channel, the central group is often referred colloquially as part of the ''Triângulo'' ("Triangle") group or just "The Triangle". São Jorge is a relatively long thin island with tall cliffs, whose 8,381 inhabitants are concentrated on various geological debris fields (''fajãs'') along the north and south coasts; from east to west, the island is long and, north to south, wide: its area is . History It is unclear when the first explorers discovered the island of São Jorge; as part of the politics of human occupation, the Azores were populated after 1430 (probably 1439) through the initiative of Prince Henry the Navigator. 23 April, known as the feast day of Saint George, has been cited by historians as the reason for the island's name, although this is likely conjec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
