Women sand miners toil stripped Cape Verde beach
Decades of sand harvesting have also left their mark on what was once the vast beach of Praia de Areia Grande, on the island's east.- Stones and craters - Far from the idyllic white or black sand beaches found on some Cape Verdean islands, Ribeira da Barca attracts no tourists, much like the majority of Santiago Island's beach areas.- 'Disastrous consequences' - The illegal beach sand trade has been curbed in recent years via a crackdown and awareness campaigns.
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