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Settlement in Santiago, Cape Verde
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Tarrafal is a beach town on Santiago Island in Cape Verde.
The aluguers from Praia generally take 3½ hours (~500 escudos), but the drive is only around 2 hours from Praia airport.
Read in the guideThe town is very small, and the travel agencies are in the plaza in front of the main church. They will make adventure trips easier, because mountain trails out of town do not appear to be marked.
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