Pedra de Lume
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| Pedra de Lume Pedra d' Lumi |
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| Island: | Sal | |
| Municipality: | Sal | |
| Parish: | Nossa Senhora das Dores |
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| Distance from the island capital: | about 5 km east of Espargos |
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| Altitude: Lowest: Centre: Highest |
Atlantic Ocean about 5 m Monte Grande (around 350 m), northwest |
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Pedra de Lume (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Pedra di Lumi, also in the Sal Crioulo) is a village in the eastern part of the island of Sal. The village is about 5 km east of Espargos and is linked with a road linking to the island capital as well as other villages on the island. Pedra de Lume has been famous for its salt mines which began around the 18th century and is the most ancient, and the home of the first salt workers. Today it is only a small village with very few inhabitants.
[edit] Nearest places
- Feijoal, southwest
[edit] Geography and Information
Desert sands dominates the area around the village vegetation are within the villages and the coastline as well as sporadic areas. Fruits and vegetables and wheat are exported from other parts of Cape Verde that has a wetter climate. The area has no farmlands.
The Pedra de Lume crater is around 500 m in radius and is an extinct volcano. The area features salt panes and has a cable car which carries it to the factory which is located by the Atlantic shoreline where it had been shipping to other parts of the world, mainly Africa. People are not allowed to visit the salt panes, employees are only allowed. It features a small beach not safe for swimmers, the rest of the coastline are jagged.
The village is in the island's middle class class. Some houses are built with mud-brick and stone, the rest are concrete or sand with stone and now more houses are built with brick and steel reinforced concrete. The population are entirely miners and manufacturers. A part of the needy materials comes from the island capital, the island capital and the diaspora. But for other needs, electricity, communications and appliances are partially available in the area as well as phone lines since the mid to late-20th century. A part of the necessities also comes from the island capital.
[edit] Panorama
The panorama can see Monte Grande to the north and is the island's tallest mountain, the eastern portion of the island can be seen.
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