Cascabulho

Cascabulho (in Cape Verdean Creole, written in ALUPEC: "Kaskabudj") is a village in the east-northeast of the island of Maio in Cape Verde. Cascabulho is linked with a road encircling the island. It is located between Morrinho and Santo António.

Geography

The village is situated in a dry climate and receives little precipitation annually. Farmlands cover the area around the village and are mainly made up of cattle, groves and some fruits and vegetables and rarely some fruit productions and are around the area, some foodstuffs are received from the northern and the southern parts of the nation as well as the island. The area is mostly flat, the mountains covers the eastern end and the southern portions of the area within the Atlantic.

Other information

The village is in the island's low class. Almost every houses are built with stone and concrete, several houses are built with either steel reinforced concrete or with stone and wood, a few homes are made up of mud and brick. Much of its population are farmers and are based in agriculture. The area received no income until the mid to late-20th century. However, a part of the needy materials comes from the island capital and the diaspora. But for other needs, electricity, communications and appliances arrived in the late-20th century in the area as well as phone lines. A part of the necessities also comes from the island capital.

Panorama

The area offets views of the mountains of the east and the northcentral portions of the island and the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west.

ee also

*List of villages and settlements in Cape Verde