Chã das Caldeiras
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Chã das Caldeiras is a small community of approximately 700 inhabitants in the crater of the volcano Pico do Fogo on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. The village consists of two main neighborhoods: Por
Village of Chã das Caldeiras before the 2014–15 eruption
Village of Bangaeira before the November 2014 – February 2015 eruption
Bangaeira in the aftermath of the 2014–15 eruption, remains of some buildings still exists, some houses were covered with lava, several suffered damages
Two years after the 2014–15 eruption, these were some buildings that survived the lava flows
Fogo, Cape Verde
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Fogo is an island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde in the central Atlantic Ocean. Its population is 35,837, with an area of 476 km2. It reaches the highest altitude of all the islands in Cape Verd
Chã das Caldeiras
…lit. 'Plain of the Calderas') is a small community of approximately 700 inhabitants in the crater of the volcano Pico do Fogo on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. The village consists of two main neighborhoods: Portela and Bangaeira, founded in 1920 and 1917, respectively. At an elevation of about…
Endemic plants in the garden of the Museu Municipal in São Filipe
Main ash cone of Pico do Fogo
3-D image of the island of Fogo from NNE
Aerial shot