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Cape Verde

Short introduction of the country as a tourism destination o History and tourism development o The current tourism industry o Facts and figures
Analysis of the sustainability development in all its aspects o Definition and Outlines of your investigation o Issues o Solutions
Conclusion and outlook

Introduction:

Many destinations have beautiful surroundings but rarely are they untouched and diverse as the islands of Cape Verde, Cape Verde is a volcanic archipelago made up of 15 islands, which are situated in the Atlantic ocean 450kilometers west of Senegal.
The uninhabited islands were discovered by the Portuguese in the mid fifteenth century, which made them the perfect spot for slave trading and Portuguese colonizers.
Cape Verde’s islands are different, while three of the islands are flat and plain the rest are rockier and have more vegetation.
The country has almost 500,000 inhabitant and most of them are living in Praia which is the capital city of Cape Verde and Santiago, while the rest usually live in rural areas.
Each and every island in the country has its own qualities, from mysterious volcanoes to rain and dry desert to rich green mountains and tropical forest farms, not to forget that Cape Verde has some endangered species. These factors contribute in attracting tourists from all over the world.
There is plenty to see and do, and since it is still not affected by the tourists it is easy to sample the real culture on these islands.
Cape Verde helps in reuniting people as its tourists come from a rich diversity of origins. However, most tourists tend to go to Sal Island and Boa Vista, and their destinations within the country are limited between two or four islands.

History of Cape Verde

Upon their discovery in the fifteenth century, Cape Verde became part of the Portuguese empire due to its strategic location. Today’s inhabitants are a mixture of Portuguese and African for the historical events that happened in the

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