The small town of Santa Maria is located on the south tip of Sal.
The streets and most of the pavements are cobbled. Makes it difficult for pushchairs and wheelchairs. Some buildings are colourful.
A reggae bar
The post office faces a large square of empty land -
Buy your wind here!
99% of the people are Christians. Many men have rasta hair but it's probably more of a fashion than a religion.
The small grocery shops are run by Chinese who arrived on the island about 10 years ago
There are very few vegetables available on Sal, they are imported from other islands and mostly sold on the streets
Most Cape Verdeans are mulattos of mixed African and European origins, alternatively known as creole, of mixed black and white descent. European ancestors include Spanish and Italian seamen, followed by Portuguese settlers. Cape Verde's population today is mostly creole. Situated at the hub between Europe, America and the Indian Ocean, Cape Verde developed a completely new Creole culture and language, evolving from the blending of very diverse ethnic groups. The Creole people assumed a forerunner role in the independence movement of Africa in its seemingly never-ending battle against colonization.
The street sellers come from mainland Africa, they are not Cape Verdeans.
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See my other blogs on Sal :
Sal salt
Sal Vila Verde & Santa Maria pier and fish
Scenery in southern Sal
Scenery in northern Sal
Flora & fauna of Sal
Sal procession to remember slavery, Cape Verde
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