Place sítio/locality Porto Santo

Camacha

Porto Santo

Parish and municipality of Porto Santo, Porto Santo island

Main article Camacha (parish) Entry on the parish of Camacha, in the uplands above Caniço, created in 1676–1680, covering its church, role in the 1828 Miguelist invasion, quintas, levadas, the Poiso shelter house and its famous wickerwork industry.

Camacha is one of the main localities of Porto Santo. It is a sandy site that acts as an infiltration reservoir, where captured water was to be left to soak into the ground.

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Porto Santo (parish) — One of the main localities.
Levadas — Sandy site acting as an infiltration reservoir.
Porto Santo (waters of) — A sandy locality where the captured water was to be left to soak into the ground.

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Ribeira do Porto Novo
Achada (Camacha)
Eirós (peak)
Clocks
Santa Cruz (town and municipality)
Abóboras (peak)
Infante (peak)
Ribeira da Boaventura

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