sexta-feira, 2 de janeiro de 2009

Azores archipelago

The archipelago of the Azores was discovered in 1427 by Diogo Silves.
This archipelago consists of nine islands (Santa Maria, Terceira, São Jorge, Faial, Pico, São Miguel, Graciosa, Flores and Corvo).
The Azores are an archipelago which has several economic sectors (agriculture, fisheries, tourism, industry, energy, construction / housing, commerce and transport / communications) and social sectors (education, health, social security, culture, heritage and sport).
The Azores, as a very green archipelago has several ways to take advantage of this "natural right", as water resources, municipal resources, industrial waste / hospital, environmental noise, air quality, conservation and natural areas classified / protected.
The Cuisine of this archipelago is usually based on fish, but there is also several dishes of each island, for example: "Sopa Espirito Santo" of the Ilha Terceira "Cozido das Furnas" of São Miguel.
In all the islands of the Azores are ecosystems with great diversity and rarity, such as volcanic calderas, the lava fields of the caves / mills, the fumaroles, the reefs, the lines of water, rock crevices, with the presence of various species and habitats.
The Azores also has a vast network of Architecture, for example, "O Inventário Imóvel do Conselho da Praia da Vitória ", "A Arquitectura de Ramo Grande", "Ruínas,Patriamonialização e Cultura Cerâmica na Praia da Vitória", "Lajes das Flores"...


AZORES ARCHIPELAGO

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