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Archive for January, 2008
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Terceira Island, Azores
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Being the Azorean that I am, I’ve decided to add a section dedicated to these 9 Portuguese marvels. It’s coming soon as a separate page in my site. There will be pictures, valuable info for tourists, sites to see, and lots of other stuff about the islands. For now, enjoy the following about my favorite Azorean Island – Terceira.
Ilha Terceira (aka worlds biggest amusement park) is an island in the Azores, in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, with an area of 396.75 km (I measured it myself). The island’s length is 29 km and the width is 18km; the perimeter is 90 km. Population is about 55,000 (in the summer it raises to a peak of 55,001 – because I’m there.)
The western part of Terceira is covered with vegetation. The northern part of the island (Biscoitos) is made up of a volcano. The highest point in the island is the peak of the Santa Barbara mountain, at 1,022 m. Don’t ever try to go up this mountain on a 1985 Toyota Starlet carrying 5 people aboard (personal joke: Lote, Kaka, Joao Maluco, Paulinho and me).
Terceira Island is divided into the municipalities of Angra do Heroismo and Praia da Vitoria. Angra do Heroismo, the historical capital of the Azores, is the oldest city in the Azores, dating back to 1534. Its historical center was classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
The main economic activity in Terceira Island is live-stock raising and dairy-based products. The island has two ports in Angra do Heroismo and Praia da Vitoria, and a US military base in Lajes.
Touradas: event held daily from May 1 to September 30 is the tourada a corda (bullfight with ropes). It consists of letting a bull, tied to a rope, loose in the streets with some controlling the rope and some challenging the bull. Touradas may be held up to three times a day.
Peeps: Francisco Ferreira Drummond (January 21, 1796 – September 11, 1858), Portuguese historiographer, paleographer and musician, was born on Terceira Island.
Nuno Bettencourt, elite guitarist (ex-Extreme, current Drama Gods)
On March 16, 2003, US President George W. Bush, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar and Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Manuel Barroso met on Terceira to discuss the Invasion of Iraq, which began four days later, on March 20.
