Fajã da Pelada

Fajã da Pelada
Fajã Pelada
Debris Field (Fajã)
Country	Portugal
Autonomous Region	Azores
Group	Central
Island	São Jorge
Municipality	Calheta
Civil parish	Velas
Rivers	Ribeira da Pelada, Ribeira da Calhau Miúdo
Biomes	Temperate, Mediterranean
Geology	Alkali basalt, Tephra, Trachyte, Trachybasalt
Orogeny	Volcanism
Period	Holocene
Management	Secretário Regional do Ambiente e do Mar
- location	Rua Cônsul Dabney - Colónia Alemã, 140, Horta, Faial
- elevation	28 m (92 ft)
- coordinates	38°32′2″N 28°37′45″W / 38.53389°N 28.62917°W / 38.53389; -28.62917
Owner	Regional Government of the Azores
For public	Public
Visitation	Accessible by foot, yet restricted during periods of inclimate weather
Easiest access	By dirt trail from Fajã de Entre Poios and Fajã do Cerrado das Silvas
Geographic detail from CAOP (2010)[1] produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP)

The Fajã da Pelada is a permanent debris field, known as a fajã, built from the collapsing cliffs on the northern coast of the civil parish of Velas, in the municipality of the same name, island of São Jorge, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.

The fajã is situated between Fajã de Entre Poios and Fajã do Cerrado das Silvas, accessible along the coast over pedestrian trails.

Two streams intersect the fajã: the intermittent Ribeira da Pelada (on the western margin) and the Ribeira do Calhau Miúdo (on the eastern edge). In addition, there are permanent springs located around

There are few buildings in the fajã, but at one time supported a small settlement: many of the residents abandoned the region following the 1980 earthquake. Many chose to live in the area from January to March, sporadically, and use the area for vineyards and to farm potatoes, corn, wheat and other vegetable crops. Others chose to use there homes in the area as summer cottages, and cultivate bananas, figs and other itinerant crops.

References

See also

• List of fajãs in the Azores