Lokaro peninsula & Evatraha – Die Lokaro-Halbinsel & Evatraha

Evatraha is a beautiful, small coastal village at the north end of the vast bay starting at Tolagnaro peninsula. The best way to reach it is by boat via lake Lanirano north of Tolagnaro, from where one must cross the stunning mangrove landscape of the lake and its channels before passing the sluice leading to […]

Chã das Caldeiras

The island of Fogo (fire) is a single giant volcano rising from the Atlantic Ocean. Once, it had been more than 4.000 m high, but 73.000 years ago its eastern flank collapsed into the sea, leaving a huge caldera at an altitude of around 1.700 m. Since then, regular outbreaks (at least one or two […]

São Filipe

São Filipe is the capital of the volcanic island of Fogo and behind Cidade Velha on Santiago the second oldest settlement in Cape Verde, founded in the 16th century. It is located on the west coast of the island with a small airport on the edge of town as well as the port Vale de […]