Junk Cars On The Streets Of Terra Boa (Sal - Cape Verde, January 2016)

Junk Cars On The Streets Of Terra Boa (Sal - Cape Verde, January 2016)

Terra Boa is a slum settlement located in the desert, about four kilometers North of Espargos, the Island of Sal's administrative capital and largest city.

Some 300 people are living here, but the number fluctuates throughout the year depending on tourism seasonality. I guess that working in the tourism business is the only chance for most of them to earn a couple of Euros or British Pounds for a living. Whatever they do, the money they earn by far does not cover the cost of living in a more humane housing arrangement.

There is basically no infrastructure in any form here except for a local kindergarten which is at least partially funded by individual sponsors and private organizations.

This is a n extremely dry desert area. For water people have to walk a substantial distance to the next filling station.

Clearly, not everybody is getting a fair share from the income generated by the tourism industry.
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