Vale da Custa

Geography

The Ponta do Lobo Lighthouse lies 4 km to the east of the village, on the promontory Ponta do Lobo, near the island's easternmost point. Vale da Custa was the first village in Cape Verde to have a rural electrification with a micro-grid hybrid power, photovoltaic and wind. The small power plant was started up in September 2012. the opening ceremony was presided over by Cape Verde Prime Minister, Mr Jose Maria Neves, and the Canary Island (Spain) President, Mr Paulino Rivero. Canary Island development cooperation supported the project.

Most-observed species

• Yellow fever mosquito

  Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) · Insecta
  1,920
• Northern House Mosquito

  Culex pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
  1,920
• Gray-headed Kingfisher

  Halcyon leucocephala (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves
  639
• Cape Verde Sparrow

  Passer iagoensis (Gould, 1838) · Aves
  570
• Cattle Egret

  Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  407
• Spanish Sparrow

  Passer hispaniolensis (Temminck, 1820) · Aves
  371
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  364
• Eurasian Kestrel

  Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  338