São Tomé and Príncipe’s historic plantations added to UNESCO world heritage list
World News Two historic plantation sites in São Tomé and Príncipe have been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List, recognizing their cultural significance and complex colonial history.
Together, they represent a unique plantation system that transformed São Tomé and Príncipe into a major producer of coffee and cocoa during the colonial era.
The Roças of Agostinho Neto and São João dos Angolares are part of a wider network of colonial agricultural estates that shaped the islands’ economy through coffee and cocoa production, but also reflected a painful history of forced labour and migration.
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