Ribeira da Torre | |
Source1 Location: | Rabo Curto, south of Xoxo, Santo Antão |
Source1 Elevation: | about 1400m (4,600feet) |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Cape Verde |
Mouth Location: | Ribeira Grande |
Mouth Coordinates: | 17.1841°N -25.0637°W |
Ribeira da Torre is a torrential stream in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde. Its source is in the mountains north of the Cova crater, near the locality Rabo Curto. It flows to the north through the settlements Xoxo, Fajã Domingas Benta and Lugar de Guene. In the city Ribeira Grande it flows into the river Ribeira Grande, just upstream of its outflow into the Atlantic Ocean.[1] Its upper valley is part of the protected area Cova-Paul-Ribeira da Torre Natural Park.[2] There is small-scale agriculture in the valley, producing sugar cane, coffee, yam, banana, papaya and mango.[3]