Vale da Custa is a village in the southeastern part of the island of
Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...
,
Cape Verde
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. It is situated 2 km northwest of
São Francisco Bay, 6 km southeast of
Ribeirão Chiqueiro
Ribeirão Chiqueiro is a village in the southcentral part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is part of the municipality of São Domingos. It is 5 km southeast of the municipal seat São Domingos. In 2010 its population was 775. Its eleva ...
and northeast of the capital
Praia
Praia (, Portuguese language, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde. . It is part of the municipality of
São Domingos and the parish of
Nossa Senhora da Luz. In 2010 its population was 378.
The
Ponta do Lobo Lighthouse lies 4 km to the east of the village, on the promontory
Ponta do Lobo
Ponta do Lobo is a headland in the southeastern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is in the municipality of São Domingos, 4 km east of Vale da Custa, 4 km southeast of Moia Moia and 11 km northeast of Praia. The nearby bay ''P ...
, near the island's easternmost point.
Vale da Custa was the first village in Cape Verde to have a rural electrification with a micro-grid hybrid power, photovoltaic and wind. The small power plant was started up in September 2012. the opening ceremony was presided over by Cape Verde Prime Minister, Mr Jose Maria Neves, and the Canary Island (Spain) President, Mr Paulino Rivero. Canary Island development cooperation supported the project.
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{{Subdivisions of Santiago, Cape Verde
Villages and settlements in Santiago, Cape Verde
São Domingos Municipality, Cape Verde