Fundo das Figueiras
| Fundo das Figueiras | |
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| Settlement | |
Church of Saint John Baptist
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 Fundo das Figueiras
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| Coordinates: 16°08′20″N 22°43′30″W / 16.139°N 22.725°WCoordinates: 16°08′20″N 22°43′30″W / 16.139°N 22.725°W | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | Boa Vista |
| Municipality | Boa Vista |
| Civil parish | São João Baptista |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 241 |
| Postal code | 5129 |
Fundo das Figueiras (Cape Verde Creole: Fund’ d’ F’géra) is a village in the eastern part of the island of Boa Vista. The village is around 21 km east of the island capital of Sal Rei. It is also the seat of the civil parish of São João Baptista. To the south is Tarales and 5 km east southeast is the easternmost point in Cape Verde.
The village has a church of Saint John Baptist (São João Baptista) and a restaurant name Tieta. It also has a football (soccer) stadium The northeastern part forms a part of a natural park of Norte. Since 2008, an NGO has been active protecting turtle egg laying sites on the Porto Ferreira beach, east of Fundo das Figueiras.
It has a rock formation named Fundo das Figueiras in which the settlement is located, the mountain rocks are mainly composes of the formation formed 16 million years ago.
Its most famous festivity is the festival of Saint John the Baptist which is celebrated on 24 June, along with two other communities of Cabeça dos Tarrafes and João Galego. The festival features traditional colá music.
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