Ribeira Alta

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Ribeira Alta
Ribéra Alta
R'béra Alta
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Island: Santo Antão
Distance from the island capital: about 50 km west of
Porto Novo

Ribeira Alta (Portuguese meaning the "upper stream", Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Ribéra Alta, São Vicente: Ribéra Alta or the same title, Santo Antão Crioulos: R'béra Alta) is a village in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão.

[edit] Geography

The mountains dominate the area to the eastern and the northeastern parts, farmlands groves dominate the valley areas and are located in slopey surfaces, grasslands with barren rocks and bushes covers the rest of the area and several trees dominate the southern part.

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The village is in the island's low class. Most of the houses are built with stone and concrete, several houses are built with either steel reinforced concrete or with stone and wood. All of its population are farmers and are based in agriculture where banana plantations, pineapple and other crops are common as well as fishing. Some farms are in the form of paddies and stone walls. However, 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 late-20th century. A part of the necessities also comes from the island capital.

[edit] See also

The island of Santo Antão and the surrounding islands
Communities and settlements
Alto Mira | Chã das Furnas | Chã da Igreja | Cocoli | Corvo | Cruzinha | Curral da Russa | Eito | Eito de Baixo | Espongeiro | Figueiras | Fontainhas | Formiguinhas | Garça de Cima | Janela | Lomba dos Pombas | Lomba de Santo | Lourenço | Monte Trigo | Paul | Passo | Pombas | Ponta do Sol | Porto Novo | Ribeira Alta | Ribeira da Cruz | Ribeira das Bras | Ribeira Grande | Sinagoga | Tarrafal de Monte Trigo
Parishes
Nossa Senhora do Rosário | Nossa Senhora do Livramento | Santo António das Pombas | Santo André | Santo Crucifixo | São João Baptista | São Pedro Apóstolo
Streams
Ribeira da Garça | Ribeira Grande | Ribeira da Janela | Ribeira do Paúl
Mountains
Pico da Cruz | Tope de Coroa
Other geographical features
Zaranha Beach