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Recreation and Travel: Cape Verde

Includes tourism, sports, food and drink, links to embassies, U.S. State Department advisories.

Created and maintained by the
 African & Middle Eastern Division,
Collections and Services Directorate

Afrol News (http://www.afrol.com/)
A portal link to vast resources for sub-Saharan African countries.

CNN Interactive -- Africa (http://www.cnn.com/)
Current information on weather, business, science, tourism, etc.

Cape Verde Home Page (Unofficial) (http://www.umassd.edu/SpecialPrograms/caboverde/capeverdean.html)
“Connecting with the Worldwide Capeverdean Community”. On-line since May 1, 1995, this is a collaborative project hosted at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.

Dragoeira.Com (http://www.dragoeiro.com/)
Personal website of Jørgen Carling. I am a Norwegian human geographer, working at the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO), specializing in international migration and with a long-time personal and academic interest in Cape Verde. Dragoeiro is the Portuguese name of the dragon tree, which grows only on Cape Verde and a few other places in the world.

Festival da Baia das Gatas (http://www.festivalbaiadasgatas.cv/)
Annual musical festival celebrated in Cape Verde.

Lonely Planet - Destinations (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/)
Search by country to find information on travel, attractions, history, culture, and environment. of that location.

MSN Encarta (http://encarta.msn.com)
“Posts facts about this country's geography and history along with images, maps, and news updates.” Search e-library for periodical articles.

National Center for Infectious Diseases Traveler's Health (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) (http://www.cdc.gov/travel/)
Health information on specific destinations: outbreaks, diseases, vaccinations, safe food and water, traveling with children, special needs, cruise ships and air travel, and reference publications. Links to national and international health departments and organizations, to the CDC Division of Global Migration and Quarantine and to USDA/APHIS (importation of food, plant and animal products).

NewAfrica.com (http://www.newafrica.com)
Useful site for general data.

Travel Document Systems (http://www.traveldocs.com/)
A source for information about the documents required for travel to a particular country. The forms themselves are offered in PDF format as well as basic travel information.

United States. Department of State (http://www.state.gov)
Numerous documents concerning diplomatic and international relations, travel advice and warnings relating to the countries of the world are available on the State Department’s official site by searching under a particular country’s name.

Websites of U.S. embassies and consulates (http://usembassy.state.gov/)
Provides information on US government mission and services, and public and private sector information on each country.

Welcome to the Cape Verde Islands - Discover the Cape Verde Islands (http://www.capeverdetravel.co.uk/)
Commercial site. Provides air itineraries, photographs, information for recreational and commercial travel.

World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/)
The official site of the WHO offers text in English, French or Spanish on its mission and health initiatives, programs and warnings world wide.

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