Private Swap – Cape Verde

Boa Vista (“good view”) is the easternmost island of Cape Verde. The island is known for marine turtles and traditional music, as well as its ultramarathon and its sand dunes and beaches. With an area of 620 km², it is the third largest island, after Santo Antão and Santiago. It is 455 km west of the coast of Africa. Much of the island is flat. The highest point on the island is Monte Estância, elevation 387 m. Its main town is Sal Rei, its ferry port and home to Boa Vista's airport on the northwest side of the island.

It has the smallest population of all of inhabited Cape Verde’s islands, and it is the least-dense. Its economy was originally based on agriculture, but desertification led to salt collection becoming more important. Its main industries today are date farming and, increasingly, tourism, with already several touristic establishments being built in recent times. (source)Thank you Gilles!