Maio, Cape Verde; the Last Paradise...

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Maio is a tranquil and an almost forgotten island with vast deserted white beaches trimmed with coconut palms and exotic flora. Maio's splendid sand dunes and white beaches are some of the longest of the Cape Verde islands archipelago. The beaches are a favourite for turtles in which to lay their eggs.

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Cape Verde is also known as Cabo Verde, Cape Verdi and Capo Verde by different nationalities. Maio Island is Ilha do Maio in Portuguese.

News
  • Mission Leader Reports Slow Progress in Guinea-Bissau's Efforts on Security ... - ReliefWeb (press release)

    Tuesday 9th February, 2010 - 3:29am

    Mission Leader Reports Slow Progress in Guinea-Bissau's Efforts on Security ...ReliefWeb (press release) Cape Verde's representative praised the perseverance of the people of Guinea-Bissau in the face of severe crises, including the assassination of their ...
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  • Obama's communist former green-jobs chief feted as 'human rights defender' - WND.com

    Tuesday 9th February, 2010 - 2:39am

    WND.comObama's communist former green-jobs chief feted as 'human rights defender'WND.com Cabral is the late Marxist revolutionary leader of Guinea-Bissau and the Cape Verde Islands. WND previously reported Jones named his son after Cabral and ...
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  • Cruising the Caledonian Canal - eTurboNews

    Tuesday 9th February, 2010 - 12:41am

    After lunch (goat's cheese tart, chicken, ham, green salad, and crisp Vino Verde wine from Portugal), we set off for a fabulous sun-drenched drive through ... and more»
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  • Vast diversity: Costa Rica interterm a reminder of ecological connections - Bethel College News

    Monday 8th February, 2010 - 6:56pm

    After four full days at Palo Verde, we rode a bus to the San Miguel Biological Station on Cabo Blanco Absolute Reserve, Costa Rica's first national park. ...
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  • Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A. - Financial And Strategic Analysis Review - New ... - OfficialWire (press release)

    Monday 8th February, 2010 - 12:00pm

    Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A. - Financial And Strategic Analysis Review - New ...OfficialWire (press release) The company is engaged in providing telecommunications services in Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Cape Verde, China, Morocco, and Timor regions. ... and more»
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  • Cape Verde, Mozambique and Sao Tome and Principe backed by the Millennium ... - Macauhub

    Monday 8th February, 2010 - 8:55am

    Praia, Cape Verde, 8 Feb – The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has already made US$7.500 billion available to promote economic growth and poverty ...
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  • YOUR VIEW: The quotable voice - SouthCoastToday.com

    Monday 8th February, 2010 - 5:07am

    He is the Cape Verdean distinguished son." — Jeanne Costa of New Bedford on the death of Ray Almeida, a city native and vigorous advocate for Cape Verde and ... and more»
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  • Indigenous operators tackle Nigeria's broadband challenge - Nigerian Compass

    Sunday 7th February, 2010 - 11:29pm

    Nigerian CompassIndigenous operators tackle Nigeria's broadband challengeNigerian Compass ... in Cape Town, Namibia, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Canary Islands, Cameroon, Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Cape Verde and ... and more»
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  • Former Cuban Combatants Conclude their Visit to Guinea Bissau - ISRIA (registration)

    Sunday 7th February, 2010 - 8:32pm

    ... an invitation by Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior, president of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea Bissau and the Cape Verde Islands. ... and more»
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  • The Top 10: Sex scandals that rocked local sport - The Observer

    Sunday 7th February, 2010 - 5:11pm

    The story about this sorry episode hogged the spotlight even long after Uganda had banked on Geoffrey Serunkuma's header to beat Cape Verde 1-0 in the 2006 ...
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  • Local trip tips - North County Times

    Sunday 7th February, 2010 - 8:41am

    14 and go to Verde Valley in an adventure van, a four-hour Verde Canyon Railroad trip and include chocolate desserts, with dropoff in the Phoenix area ... and more»
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  • Farewell to community hero - South Coast Today

    Sunday 7th February, 2010 - 5:09am

    In the 1970s, he became intensely interested in issues affecting the people of Cape Verde, founding Tchuba, the American Committee for Cape Verde. ... and more»
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  • Stonehill Holds Off UMass Lowell, 68-60 - Stonehill College Athletics

    Sunday 7th February, 2010 - 5:49am

    Stonehill College Athletics Sophomore Ivan Almeida (Praia, Cape Verde) made 5-of-6 shots from the field and converted his lone free-throw attempt for 11 points, five rebounds and three ... and more»
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  • A rowers refreshing bid for World AIDS Day - PR-inside.com (press release)

    Saturday 6th February, 2010 - 10:48pm

    PR-inside.com (press release) On World AIDS Day, December 1st, in a seventeen foot rowboat, Mooney will depart from Cape Verde, an archipelago of islands about 300 miles west of Senegal ... and more»
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  • Former Cuban Combatants Conclude their Visit to Guinea Bissau - Cuba News

    Saturday 6th February, 2010 - 3:04pm

    ... an invitation by Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior, president of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea Bissau and the Cape Verde Islands. ... and more»
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  • News focus: promoting healthy life by donating blood - ANTARA

    Saturday 6th February, 2010 - 11:23am

    Eleven countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Cook Islands, Cape Verde, Kuwait, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania, Myanmar, Niue, Vanuatu and Vietnam) ... and more»
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  • The TO Do List: Feb. 6 & 7 - Eye Weekly (blog)

    Saturday 6th February, 2010 - 5:21am

    The TO Do List: Feb. 6 & 7Eye Weekly (blog) Raised in Cape Verde, Anané is a singer-songwriter, producer and DJ who was tapped to be a part of Vega's Elements of Life Collective soon after she moved ... and more»
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  • : JULES VERNE TROPHY • Cammas : Around the Doldrums • Lead : 562 nm - SeaSailSurf.com

    Friday 5th February, 2010 - 5:51pm

    SeaSailSurf.com During the delivery from Cape Town in Lorient this winter, we didn't even get a glimpse of it! This time it's shaping up to be very good again because we're ... and more»
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  • WORLD IN BRIEF - TheChronicleHerald.ca

    Friday 5th February, 2010 - 12:07pm

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Life has never been so good off the planet, and it's about to g et better. Just two weeks after the arrival of the Internet, ...
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  • Cape Verde seeks cooperation in coastal management, environmental law - AngolaPress

    Friday 5th February, 2010 - 9:30am

    Luanda – The Republic of Cape Verde is interested in cooperating with Angola in coastal management and production of environmental legislation. ...
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  • Jules Verne Trophy: Franck Cammas Groupama 3 450 mile over the reference - BYM News (press release)

    Friday 5th February, 2010 - 9:19am

    It has to be said that the steady wind has been a major player since the Cape Verde archipelago, which they rounded just four days after setting off from ... and more»
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  • KICK OFF Quiz is back! - Kickoff

    Friday 5th February, 2010 - 8:55am

    Who was voted joint Man of the Match when Bafana beat Cape Verde Islands 2-1 away from home in June 2005 in a World Cup qualifier? ... and more»
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  • DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #5: - eHam.net

    Friday 5th February, 2010 - 12:16am

    The following operations are approved for DXCC credit: Cape Verde, D44TXP, D44TXO, D44TXS, D44TXI, D44TXF, D44TXQ and D44TXR. ... and more»
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  • 2010-02-04 Portugal's Martifer to deliver two solar parks in... - New Energy Matters (subscription)

    Thursday 4th February, 2010 - 10:06pm

    2010-02-04 Portugal's Martifer to deliver two solar parks in...New Energy Matters (subscription) In addition, last month, the group was awarded a EUR 30m (USD 42.9m) contract to build Africa's first PV parks in the Cape Verde Islands.
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  • Jules Verne Trophy: Groupama 3 schussing downCape Verde archipelago - BYM News (press release)

    Thursday 4th February, 2010 - 5:45pm

    The sailing conditions were ideal this Thursday afternoon as Groupama 3 began to drop down the western side of the Cape Verde archipelago. ... and more»
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  • The Biggest "Best Albums of 2009" List in the World - Paste Magazine

    Thursday 4th February, 2010 - 5:21pm

    The Biggest "Best Albums of 2009" List in the WorldPaste Magazine You can view his loooooong list of the best of the bunch, and find out which Dutch Experimental (4), Cape Verde Female Solo (2) and New Zealand Reggae (2) ...
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  • Boat was beside breaching whale - Enniscorthy Guardian

    Thursday 4th February, 2010 - 4:51pm

    ... captured will be used in the upcoming Wild Journeys series on RTÉ, which tells the story of humpback whale migration between Ireland and Cape Verde. ... and more»
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  • Green Thumb: Oh, how we love those penstemons - Green Valley News

    Thursday 4th February, 2010 - 4:29pm

    Buhrow also worked for two years on a USAID project in Cape Verde, West Africa, observing many examples of water harvesting and runoff agriculture. ...
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  • Take your binoculars to Hook - New Ross Standard

    Thursday 4th February, 2010 - 2:45pm

    New Ross Standard This footage will be used in the upcoming 'Wild Journeys' series on RTÉ, which tells the story of humpback whale migration between Ireland and Cape Verde. ... and more»
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  • Cape Verde will benefit from new MCC funding - African Manager

    Thursday 4th February, 2010 - 1:34pm

    African Manager The new executive director of the US Millennium Chall enge Corporation (MCC) programme, Daniel Yohannes will visit Cape Verde Islands f rom Thursday to ... and more»
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  • 7 new envoys confirmed - Manila Bulletin

    Thursday 4th February, 2010 - 10:16am

    ... the Republic of Cameroon, the Republic of Cape Verde, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Cote d' Ivoire, the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, ...
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  • First Technical Conference on National Parks and Conservation Areas closes - AngolaPress

    Thursday 4th February, 2010 - 10:16am

    Attending the meeting were also guests from Mozambique, Cape Verde, South Africa, central Government members, vice-governors of the provinces of Malanje, ...
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  • Cape Verde diplomat meets with Brockton mayor - Enterprise News

    Thursday 4th February, 2010 - 7:50am

    Mayor Linda Balzotti and other officials introduced the new consul general of Cape Verde to the city this week, discussing with him issues ... and more»
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  • Millennium Challenge Corporation praises Cape Verdean government's management - Macauhub

    Thursday 4th February, 2010 - 7:29am

    Millennium Challenge Corporation praises Cape Verdean government's managementMacauhub Praia, Cape Verde, 4 Feb – The Chief executive of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), Wednesday in Praia praised the Cape Verdean government for its ... and more»
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  • Enacol consolidates leadership of Cape Verde fuel market in 2009 - Macauhub

    Thursday 4th February, 2010 - 7:12am

    Praia, Cape Verde, 4 Feb – Cape Verdean fuel company Enacol in 2009 consolidated its overall leadership of the market in Cape Verde, with a market share of ... and more»
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  • Stonehill Rallies Past Franklin Pierce, 59-50 - Stonehill College Athletics

    Thursday 4th February, 2010 - 5:54am

    Stonehill College Athletics Benedictine) added 11 points, draining 2-of-4 three-pointers, six rebounds and three assists, while sophomore Ivan Almeida (Praia, Cape Verde) collected 11 ... and more»
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  • 7 new RP envoys' appointments confirmed - Inquirer.net

    Thursday 4th February, 2010 - 3:56am

    7 new RP envoys' appointments confirmedInquirer.net Nestor N. Padalhin – AEP to Nigeria, with concurrent jurisdiction over Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, the Central African Republic, ... and more»
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  • Adjust font size - AthlonSports.com

    Thursday 4th February, 2010 - 1:23am

    AthlonSports.com Rancho Verde athlete Ronald Powell is likely a defensive end and finished as the No. 2 player in the nation -- but only by way of tiebreaker with Seantrel ... and more»
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  • Tavares's Happy Bronx “Disco Valentine†- Black Star News

    Thursday 4th February, 2010 - 12:17am

    Tavares's Happy Bronx “Disco Valentineâ€Black Star News “We started out listening to the folk music of Cape Verde. My father and aunt performed the music of Cape Verde throughout the New Bedford area. ...
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  • Gators hold on to claim recruiting crown - FOXNews

    Wednesday 3rd February, 2010 - 10:45pm

    1 defensive end Ronald Powell (6-4, 250) of Rancho Verde, Calif., No. 1 defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd (6-2, 311) of Philadelphia, Pa., and No. ... and more»
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  • TNA Wrestling Announce PPV's Online for UK Fans and More - Wrestling-Radio.com

    Wednesday 3rd February, 2010 - 8:31pm

    TNA Wrestling Announce PPV's Online for UK Fans and MoreWrestling-Radio.com ... Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic, Congo Republic, Cape Verde, Chad, Central African Republic, Comoros Islands, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, ... and more»
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  • President Obama designates countries under the African Growth and Opportunity ... - Lexology (registration)

    Wednesday 3rd February, 2010 - 5:41pm

    Effective January 1, 2010, the President also terminated the designation of Cape Verde as a least-developed beneficiary country, and Trinidad and Tobago as ...
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  • : JULES VERNE TROPHY • Cammas : 170 lead toward equator line - SeaSailSurf.com

    Wednesday 3rd February, 2010 - 4:17pm

    SeaSailSurf.com One, two, three: after the archipelagos of Madeira and the Canaries, it's Cape Verde's turn to be the primary focus. Indeed, when you have to make your way ... and more»
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  • Investment In Cape Verde: The Portuguese Angle - Financier Worldwide

    Wednesday 3rd February, 2010 - 3:56pm

    The Cape Verde archipelago is a handful of sleepy islands off the coast of Africa, another hour's flying time south, after passing the giant peaks of ...
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  • CA okays Duque, 174 AFP officers - Malaya

    Wednesday 3rd February, 2010 - 3:17pm

    Nestor Padalhin, ambassador to Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, the Central African Republic, Cote Equatorial Guinea, Gabonese Republic, ... and more»
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  • US Millennium Challenge Plans to Expand in Africa - Bloomberg

    Wednesday 3rd February, 2010 - 11:52am

    Cape Verde, the cluster of islands off West Africa, may be given a second project in 2011 after finishing its $110-million, five-year program, ... and more»
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  • Jules Verne Trophy: Tradewind transition for Groupama 3 - BYM News (press release)

    Wednesday 3rd February, 2010 - 11:45am

    The current trajectory is corresponding well with the forecasts and continues to be very straight towards the Cape Verde archipelago, which the giant ... and more»
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  • National parks excellent for scientific research - AngolaPress

    Wednesday 3rd February, 2010 - 11:44am

    ... management of national parks. vice-governors, some guests from Namibia, Mozambique, Cape Verde and representatives of international organizations. ...
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  • What to look for on Wednesday - GatorCountry.com

    Wednesday 3rd February, 2010 - 8:24am

    GatorCountry.com Top-ranked defensive end Ronald Powell (6-4, 235, Moreno Valley, CA/Rancho Verde) headlines a talented group which also includes Under Armour All-America ... and more»
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  • Banco Africano de Investimentos opens two more branches in Cape Verde - Macauhub

    Wednesday 3rd February, 2010 - 7:43am

    Praia, Cape Verde, 3 Feb – The Banco Africano de Investmentos Cabo Verde, in which the Angolan Banco Africano de Investmimentos and Sonangol hold a majority ...
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Maio Cape Verde Land for sale, Cape Verde online Magazine
...Adrift in the Atlantic Ocean, one of the attractions of the Cape Verde islands is the water sports: surfing, windsurfing, diving and fishing. Travellers are also lured to the islands by the promise of scenic hikes around the dramatic terrain of these volcanic outcrops. Many off-the-beaten-track highlights are provided to help explorers discover the hidden treasures of this magical archipelago, from beautiful bays with whaling history and beaches teeming with turtles to botanical gardens and cobbled paths leading to summits high above sea level...

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