CAPE VERDE

CAPE VERDE

Cape Verde is an island nation of the coast of West Africa which derives its name from Cap-Vert peninsula of West Africa. The islands were uninhabited upto the 15th century before the Portuguese discovered and colonized them as per history. On the flag of this nation you can notice a circle of 10 stars symbolising the 10 islands in the archipelago of which only 9 are inhabited.

The capital city is Praia located in the island of Santiago. Santiago, Fogo and Santo Antao get a lot of rainfall whereas Sal, Boa Vista and Maio see almost no rainfall. Cidade Velha is a town south of the island of Santiago which is home to a UNESCO World Heritage Site and also the first European colonial outpost in the tropics. Cape Verde and Guinea Bissau were a joint country till 1980.

I have two beautiful cards from these islands sent from two beautiful different cities in two different isalnds. My dear old friend Maria sent me the first card being an FOTW Cape Verde postmarked at Porto Novo on the island of Santo Antao which is really lovely.

FW Cape Verde

Postmarked at Porto Novo on 11/11/2019

My friend Anna sent me the other card which I designed which shows a view from Forte Real de Sai Filipe located in Cidade Velha in Santiago postmarked at Praia, Santiago. Lovely card it is.

A view from the fort at Cidade Velha

Postmarked on 06/02/2020 at Praia