Botanical garden
The small, but by Cape Verdean standards the largest botanical garden Viveiro and ecopark is located just a few kilometres north of Santa Maria on the main road. This project is the brainchild of two married couples who have combined a hobby with a business. They sell the plants they grow and also offer gardening services to local residents and especially to hotels. [btn "Sal holidays - comparison of tours" https://www.cestujlevne.com/zajezdy…
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Lake
Salinas Salt Lake is located in the northeast of the island near the village of Pedra de Lume. Salt is inextricably linked to the island, as it has been mined here since 1833, albeit to a lesser extent. The salt flats of Salinas are located in an extinct crater, where seawater from the ocean a kilometre away seeps through cracks in the volcanic rocks, and are still used today for desalination and salt extraction. Major mining ceased in 1985 and…
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Desert
Thevast wasteland in the north of the island, known as Terra Boa, is said to be the most fertile land in all of Sal. The barren desert with few bushes and grasses is definitely a tourist destination. You'll see a mirage here . [btn "The cheapest tours to the island of Sal" https://www.cestujlevne.com/zajezdy/kapverdske-ostrovy/sal] Fata morgana During tours, tourists stop roughly halfway through this area to admire the distant phenomena known…
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