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Cape Verde Isle Of Fogo Park Panel
A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck.
History
Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon. They have had periodic returns to fashion - for example, in nineteenth-century Europe. Roman Catholic clergy wear a type of cape known as a ferraiolo, which is worn for formal events outside a ritualistic context. The cope is a liturgical vestment in the form of a cape. Capes are often highly decorated with elaborate embroidery. Capes remain in regular use as rainwear in various military units and police forces, in France for example. A gas cape was a voluminous military garment designed to give rain protection to someone wearing the bulky gas masks used in twentieth-century wars.
Rich noblemen and elite warriors of the Aztec Empire would wear a tilmàtli; a Mesoamerican cloak/cape used as a symbol of their upper status. Cloth and clothing wa ...
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Fogo Natural Park
Fogo Natural Park ( pt, Parque Natural do Fogo), on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde, Fogo, is one of ten "natural parks" in the country of Cape Verde. [Parques Naturais] Áreas protegidas Cabo Verde The protected area is , [Resolução nº 36/2016] Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas[ which is 17.8% of the total area of the island. 50% of the park lies within the municipality Santa Catarina do Fogo, 28% in Mosteiros, Cape Verde (municipality), municipality of Mosteiros and 22% in São Filipe, Cape Verde (municipality), São Filipe.][ The natural park is situated in the interior of the island, and covers the ...
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Figueira (Maio)
Figueira is a settlement in the southern part of the island of Maio. It consists of the villages Figueira da Horta and Figueira Seca. Figueira is 7 km east of the island capital Porto Inglês. As of the 2010 census, its population was 529. It sits at 40 meters above sea level.
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*List of villages and settlements in Cape Verde
This is a list of villages and smaller settlements in Cape Verde:
Boa Vista
* Bofarreira
* Cabeça dos Tarrafes
* Curral Velho - abandoned settlement
* Espingueira - abandoned settlement
* Estância de Baixo
* Fundo das Figueiras
* João ...
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Villages and settlements in Maio, Cape Verde ...
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Terras Salgadas
Terras Salgadas (Portuguese meaning "salty lands") is a vast natural area covering the northwestern part of the island of Maio, Cape Verde. It is part of the protected area ''Parque Natural do Norte da Ilha do Maio''. [Áreas protegidas Maio] Maio Biodiversity Foundation It is the largest saline ecosystem of the whole archipelago, characterized by imposing sand dunes. [ The area is rich in endemic species of sea birds, fish and sea turtles. The nearest settlements are Morrinho, Cascabulho and
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Morro, Cape Verde
Morro is a settlement in the west of the island of Maio in Cape Verde. It is located 5 km north of the island capital Porto Inglês and 6 km south of Calheta. As of the 2010 census, its population was 310. The beach north of the village, ''Praia do Morro'', is a 6.66 km2 nature reserve. [Resolução nº 36/2016] Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas ProtegidasReservas Naturais Áreas protegidas Cabo Verde
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