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Sao Tome and Principe / São Tomé e Príncipe - flag / bandeira. Background: Discovered and claimed by Portugal in the late 15th century, the islands' sugar-based economy gave way to coffee and cocoa in the 19th century. Although independence was achieved in 1975, democratic reforms were not instituted until the late 1980s. The first free elections were held in 1991. Location: Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon. Ethnic groups: mestico, angolares (descendants of Angolan slaves), forros (descendants of freed slaves), servicais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde), tongas (children of servicais born on the islands), Europeans (primarily Portuguese) images of
São Tomé and Príncipe
Caué district
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São Tomé island
Príncipe island
Maria Fernandes peak / pico Maria Fernandes, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: mountain and rain forest - local superstition warns against pointing at the peak, or rain will come - phonolitic rock tower - Holocene basalt / montanha e floresta - photo by M.Torres Maria Fernandes peak / pico Maria Fernandes, Caué district, São Tomé: mountain and rain forest - local superstition warns against pointing at the peak, or rain will come - phonolitic rock tower - Holocene basalt / montanha e floresta   São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: detail of a travellers' palm - Ravenala madagascariensis / árvore-do-viajante - detalhe - família Strelitziaceae - photo by M.Torres São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé: detail of a travellers' palm - Ravenala madagascariensis / árvore-do-viajante - detalhe - família Strelitziaceae


 
 


 
 


 
 

São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: old wood fired stove still going strong / fogão a lenha - photo by M.Torres São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé: old wood fired stove still going strong / fogão a lenha   São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: Mediterranean architecture of the platation house / arquitectura mediterrânea da casa grande da roça - photo by M.Torres São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé: Mediterranean architecture of the platation house / arquitectura mediterrânea da casa grande da roça
São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP:  fresh pepper corns / cachos de pimenta verde - photo by M.Torres São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé: fresh pepper corns / cachos de pimenta verde   São João plantation /  roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: Parrot beak flowers - Heliconia / Bico de papagaio - photo by M.Torres São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé: Parrot beak flowers - Heliconia / Bico de papagaio
São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: fresh turmeric root - Curcuma longa -  the plantation showcases local produce for sale to visitors / raízes de açafrão-da-terra / cúrcuma / turmérico / gengibre amarelo - photo by M.Torres São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé: fresh turmeric root - Curcuma longa - the plantation showcases local produce for sale to visitors / raízes de açafrão-da-terra / cúrcuma / turmérico / gengibre amarelo   São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: ylang ylang petals - therapeutic actions comprise antidepressant, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, hypotensive, sedative / flores secas de Ylang ylang, usadas para extrair óleo aromático - Cananga odorata - photo by M.Torres São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé: ylang ylang petals - therapeutic actions comprise antidepressant, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, hypotensive, sedative / flores secas de Ylang ylang, usadas para extrair óleo aromático - Cananga odorata
São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: sweet potatoes - Ipomoea batatas / batata-doce - photo by M.Torres São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé: sweet potatoes - Ipomoea batatas / batata-doce   São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: Passion fruit - Passiflora edulis / Maracujás - photo by M.Torres São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé: Passion fruit - Passiflora edulis / Maracujás
São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: starfruit - the fruit of Averrhoa carambola tree / carambolas - photo by M.Torres São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé: starfruit - the fruit of Averrhoa carambola tree / carambolas   São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: cassava roots and bananas - nature morte / mandioca e bananas - photo by M.Torres São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé: cassava roots and bananas - nature morte / mandioca e bananas
São João plantation /  roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: view from the terrace towards Mussandá promontory / Ponta Mussandá vista do terraço da casa grande - photo by M.Torres São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé: view from the terrace towards Mussandá promontory / Ponta Mussandá vista do terraço da casa grande   São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: coffee fruits / frutos do cafeeiro- photo by M.Torres São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé: coffee fruits / frutos do cafeeiro
São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: platation house built in 1913, now a small hotel - a cultural and gastronomic gem, according to the Bradt guides / casa grande - construída em 1913 - photo by M.Torres São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé: platation house built in 1913, now a small hotel - "a cultural and gastronomic gem", according to the Bradt guides / casa grande - construída em 1913   São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: view of Mussandá promontory - forest of the west coast / Ponta Mussandá - photo by M.Torres São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé: view of Mussandá promontory - forest of the west coast / Ponta Mussandá
São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: chenille plant - furry flowers of Acalypha hispida - Philippines Medusa, red hot cat's tail, fox tail / flôr rabo de macaco, rabo de gato - photo by M.Torres São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: chenille plant - furry flowers of Acalypha hispida - Philippines Medusa, red hot cat's tail, fox tail / flôr rabo de macaco, rabo de gato   São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: chenille plant - Acalypha hispida - Philippines Medusa / rabo de macaco, rabo de gato - photo by M.Torres São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: chenille plant - Acalypha hispida - Philippines Medusa / rabo de macaco, rabo de gato
São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: plantation entrance / entrada da roça - photo by M.Torres São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé: plantation entrance / entrada da roça   São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: papaia tree with fruits - Carica papaya / mamões na árvore - photo by M.Torres São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé: papaia tree with fruits - Carica papaya / mamões na árvore
São João dos Angolares, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: woman going to a public fountain to fetch water- colonial house in the backround / mulher Angolar dirige-se ao fontanário para buscar água - photo by M.Torres São João dos Angolares, Caué district, São Tomé: woman going to a public fountain to fetch water- colonial house in the backround / mulher Angolar dirige-se ao fontanário para buscar água   São João dos Angolares, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: statue of 'king' Amador, leader of a 1595 slave uprising / estátua do 'rei' Amador, lider de uma revolta de escravos em 1595 - photo by M.Torres São João dos Angolares, Caué district, São Tomé: statue of 'king' Amador, leader of a 1595 slave uprising / estátua do 'rei' Amador, lider de uma revolta de escravos em 1595
São João dos Angolares, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: UN AIDS awareness campaign - mural promoiting the use of condoms / campanha de prevenção do SIDA do PNUD - uso do preservativo- photo by M.Torres São João dos Angolares, Caué district, São Tomé: UN AIDS awareness campaign - mural promoiting the use of condoms / campanha de prevenção do SIDA do PNUD - uso do preservativo- photo by M.Torres    São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: wooden house with a small hut used as a grocery shop / casa de madeira com uma pequena barraca usada como mercearia - photo by M.Torres São João plantation / roça São João, Caué district, São Tomé: wooden house with a small hut used as a grocery shop / casa de madeira com uma pequena barraca usada como mercearia
São João dos Angolares, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: pig roaming the streets / porco procurando alimento na rua - photo by M.Torres São João dos Angolares, Caué district, São Tomé: pig roaming the streets / porco procurando alimento na rua   Cão Grande peak / pico Cão Grande, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: 664m volcanic pinnacle - phonolitic rock tower / coluna vulcânica - photo by M.Torres Cão Grande peak / pico Cão Grande, Caué district, São Tomé: 664m volcanic pinnacle - phonolitic rock tower / coluna vulcânica
Iô Grande river / rio Iô Grande, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP: boy jumps from the bridge on the RN2 road / rapaz salta da ponte na EN2 - photo by M.Torres Iô Grande river / rio Iô Grande, Caué district, São Tomé: boy jumps from the bridge on the RN2 road / rapaz salta da ponte na EN2   Iô Grande river / rio Iô Grande, Caué district, São Tomé and Prícipe / STP:  the slender EN 2 road is bracketed by a green wall of breadfruit trees / fruta pão junto à Estrada Nacional 2 - photo by M.Torres Iô Grande river / rio Iô Grande, Caué district, São Tomé: the slender EN 2 road is bracketed by a green wall of breadfruit trees / fruta pão junto à Estrada Nacional 2
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