Espargos, Sal, Cape Verde

Today I'll start a tour around the island of Sal. Starting with capital Espargos, and going from there to Palmeira and Buracona passing by the Desert Mirages and ending with a visit to the salt mines in Pedra de Lume.

Located more or less in the middle of the island the city has the same name of the plant that grows in the wild in the surrounding areas - Espargos is Portuguese for Asparagus.

Above you can see the main plaza of the town, place where you'll find a few coffees and many local kids playing the national sport of the place - soccer. A few steps away from this plaza is another place you don't wanna miss, the local market (photo bellow).

Although most of the people on the island only speak Portuguese and Crioulo (the other local idiom), in Espargos like in the rest of the island, everyone is always very nice with the tourists.

In the next post will continue the tour traveling a few kilometers east to another plant named city - this time Palmeira - Portuguese for Palm Tree :)