There are eleven main islands and five islets that make up the archipelago.
These little islands have been visited for millennia by endangered marine turtles.
Cape Verdeans outside the islands outnumber those on them.
Santa Luiza is only accessible by chartering a fishing boat from Calhau on São Vicente's east coast.
From late February through May, whales can be seen. March and April are excellent.
Since the 1990s, Pedra de Lume's salt mines have drawn tourists. Sal's name comes from here!
The first European outpost in the tropics was founded by Portuguese explorers in 1456.