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The Azores Islands.

Friday, January 4, 2008

The "maroicos" - Pico Island - Azores

The volcanic stone prevented the fields from being cultivated. So through year after year of toil the inhabitants of Pico erected the truncated pyramids made of thousands of stones - the maroiços which still constitute dark spots in the scenery, mainly in the western area of the island.

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Poça da Beija: A Thermal Paradise in São Miguel, Azores

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